Chapter 12 of A Houseful of Girls is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Houseful of Girls is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. ST. FOY'S AND THE MISSES STONE'S. There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught. In the art classes Hester Jennings's influence still dominated over Rose.
Chapter 12 of A Houseful of Girls is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.”
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.”
controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
From this reading “In the art classes Hester Jennings's influence still dominated over Rose.”
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading “FOY'S AND THE MISSES STONE'S.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.”
possessive form of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.”
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “FOY'S AND THE MISSES STONE'S.”
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.”
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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 There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOY'S AND THE MISSES STONE'S.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
From this reading In the art classes Hester Jennings's influence still dominated over Rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOY'S AND THE MISSES STONE'S.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the art classes Hester Jennings's influence still dominated over Rose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading In the art classes Hester Jennings's influence still dominated over Rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the art classes Hester Jennings's influence still dominated over Rose.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
plural of “miss” — a young female
From this reading FOY'S AND THE MISSES STONE'S.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
above and across; more than
From this reading In the art classes Hester Jennings's influence still dominated over Rose.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading In the art classes Hester Jennings's influence still dominated over Rose.
possessive form of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ST.
not in physical motion
From this reading In the art classes Hester Jennings's influence still dominated over Rose.
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading FOY'S AND THE MISSES STONE'S.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOY'S AND THE MISSES STONE'S.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a second and large portion of Rose's life which belonged to her art classes, and to the classes in which she was one of the teachers and not one of the taught.
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