Chapter 16 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night. It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep. But he was quite cheerful the next morning. Chicago people were generally hospitable. There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
Chapter 16 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Chicago people were generally hospitable.”
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading “There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.”
superlative of “friendly” — characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.”
favorable to life and growth
From this reading “Chicago people were generally hospitable.”
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading “There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.”
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading “HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.”
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In this reading “But he was quite cheerful the next morning.”
In this reading “There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.”
as might be expected
In this reading “HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.”
In this reading “But he was quite cheerful the next morning.”
In this reading “HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was quite cheerful the next morning.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading But he was quite cheerful the next morning.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Chicago people were generally hospitable.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
superlative of “friendly” — characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Chicago people were generally hospitable.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was quite cheerful the next morning.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
favorable to life and growth
From this reading Chicago people were generally hospitable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But he was quite cheerful the next morning.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But he was quite cheerful the next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Chicago people were generally hospitable.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But he was quite cheerful the next morning.
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.
express in words
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he was quite cheerful the next morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There were new families coming in almost penniless, one may say, and they were helped upon their feet in the friendliest manner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HER RIVALS Of course we kept our guest all night.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Chicago people were generally hospitable.
at the time that
From this reading It was midnight when Dan came home, and I pretended to be asleep.
Chapter 16 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago by Amanda M. Douglas holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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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