Chapter 8 of A Girl of the North is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Girl of the North is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance. At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon. In the hansom Mrs. Carden would think well. She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
Chapter 8 of A Girl of the North is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.”
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
From this reading “CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.”
a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
From this reading “CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.”
an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
From this reading “At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.”
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading “At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.”
In this reading “CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
From this reading CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
From this reading CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
above and across; more than
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading In the hansom Mrs. Carden would think well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned the situation over in her mind and stopped at a telegraph office to send Charlie a telegram.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading CARDEN drove home in a hansom, a strange and unusual extravagance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At Launa’s she had been bewildered—the conversation was so difficult to understand, so full of proverbs and of Solomon.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading In the hansom Mrs. Carden would think well.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the hansom Mrs. Carden would think well.
Chapter 8 of A Girl of the North by Susan Morrow Jones holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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