Chapter 22 of A Girton Girl is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of A Girton Girl is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’ Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm. ‘A good sign for the future. You must enter into the world more, Dinah. You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’
Chapter 22 of A Girton Girl is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’”
foster the growth of
From this reading “You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’”
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading “You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’”
in a graceful manner
From this reading “GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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 “You must enter into the world more, Dinah.”
In this reading “You must enter into the world more, Dinah.”
In this reading “GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
foster the growth of
From this reading You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’
dearly loved
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must enter into the world more, Dinah.
to come or go into
From this reading You must enter into the world more, Dinah.
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘A good sign for the future.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
yet to be or coming
From this reading ‘A good sign for the future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ‘A good sign for the future.
in a graceful manner
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You must enter into the world more, Dinah.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You must enter into the world more, Dinah.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must enter into the world more, Dinah.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading ‘A good sign for the future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You must cultivate this faculty for being amused; I desire nothing better.’
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Under cover of the friendly twilight, Gaston Arbuthnot pressed his wife’s hand as it rested, a little shyly, on his arm.
the words that are spoken
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading You must enter into the world more, Dinah.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY ‘In two words, you have amused yourself, my dear.’
Chapter 22 of A Girton Girl by Annie, -1896 Edwards holds 264 sentences, grouped into 53 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.
Chapter 22 holds 264 sentences of A Girton Girl, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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