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A WORD FITLY SPOKEN. ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress. She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones. "What is it, Georgie? Don't cry so, Georgie, dear, please don't!
Chapter 10 of A Little Country Girl is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.”
fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
From this reading “ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.”
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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 A WORD FITLY SPOKEN.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Don't cry so, Georgie, dear, please don't!
dearly loved
From this reading Don't cry so, Georgie, dear, please don't!
psychological suffering
From this reading ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't cry so, Georgie, dear, please don't!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading A WORD FITLY SPOKEN.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is it, Georgie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it, Georgie?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it, Georgie?
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Don't cry so, Georgie, dear, please don't!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't cry so, Georgie, dear, please don't!
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading A WORD FITLY SPOKEN.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.
fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
From this reading ALL Candace's timidity fled at the sight of Georgie's distress.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it, Georgie?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She hurried across the room, knelt down by the sofa, and took her cousin's hand, which was as cold as a stone, between her own warm ones.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A WORD FITLY SPOKEN.
Chapter 10 of A Little Country Girl by Susan Coolidge holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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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