Chapter 11 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune. There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart. Would he outgrow and forget? Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick. Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.
Chapter 11 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.”
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading “Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.”
grow too large or too mature for
From this reading “Would he outgrow and forget?”
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.”
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading “A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.”
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.”
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.
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an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
In this reading “A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.”
In this reading “Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.”
In this reading “A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.”
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 A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Would he outgrow and forget?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.
every person
From this reading A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Would he outgrow and forget?
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would he outgrow and forget?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.
grow too large or too mature for
From this reading Would he outgrow and forget?
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.
the season of growth
From this reading Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Her husband had established a business in Buffalo, and they moved thither.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A TIME FOR LOVE Everybody rejoiced in Norman Hayne's good fortune.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was another point in it that sent a pang through my heart.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Another friend went out of my small circle in the spring, Mrs. Chadwick.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would he outgrow and forget?
Chapter 11 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago by Amanda M. Douglas holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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 11 holds 278 sentences of A Little Girl in Old Chicago, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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