Chapter 21 of A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN APRIL GIRL. "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry. "And I shall be seventeen. Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen." "Well--some day thou wilt be nineteen.
Chapter 21 of A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “AN APRIL GIRL.”
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “"On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading “Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."”
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “"On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.”
being one more than sixteen
From this reading “"And I shall be seventeen.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “"On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Well--some day thou wilt be nineteen.”
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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 "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN APRIL GIRL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I shall be seventeen.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading AN APRIL GIRL.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And I shall be seventeen.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Well--some day thou wilt be nineteen.
a young female
From this reading AN APRIL GIRL.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
being one more than sixteen
From this reading "And I shall be seventeen.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well--some day thou wilt be nineteen.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Well--some day thou wilt be nineteen.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "On Thursday next I shall have a birthday," said Primrose Henry.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well--some day thou wilt be nineteen.
which person or people
From this reading Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Well--some day thou wilt be nineteen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I never can catch up with Polly, who is nineteen."
Chapter 21 of A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda M. Douglas holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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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