Chapter 8 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE WORLD "'Taint no such thing! The world couldn't come to an end!" Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech. "It's too strong. And--and----" "And it's round," said the wit of the school.
Chapter 8 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “craven” — an abject coward
From this reading “Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.”
an educational institution
From this reading “And--and----" "And it's round," said the wit of the school.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.”
plural of “stricture” — abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
From this reading “Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “"It's too strong.”
the state of being contaminated
From this reading “THE END OF THE WORLD "'Taint no such thing!”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “And--and----" "And it's round," said the wit of the school.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The world couldn't come to an end!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And--and----" "And it's round," said the wit of the school.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The world couldn't come to an end!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world couldn't come to an end!"
possessive form of “craven” — an abject coward
From this reading Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE WORLD "'Taint no such thing!
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's too strong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.
not any; not one
From this reading THE END OF THE WORLD "'Taint no such thing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE WORLD "'Taint no such thing!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And--and----" "And it's round," said the wit of the school.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And--and----" "And it's round," said the wit of the school.
an educational institution
From this reading And--and----" "And it's round," said the wit of the school.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.
plural of “stricture” — abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
From this reading Janey Day quite forgot Mrs. Craven's strictures on speech.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "It's too strong.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THE WORLD "'Taint no such thing!
the state of being contaminated
From this reading THE END OF THE WORLD "'Taint no such thing!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE WORLD "'Taint no such thing!
a special situation
From this reading THE END OF THE WORLD "'Taint no such thing!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The world couldn't come to an end!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It's too strong.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading And--and----" "And it's round," said the wit of the school.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE END OF THE WORLD "'Taint no such thing!
Chapter 8 of A Little Girl in Old New York by Amanda M. Douglas holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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 8 holds 335 sentences of A Little Girl in Old New York, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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