Chapter 9 of A Little Girl in Old Salem is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Little Girl in Old Salem is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly. Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling. "I don't believe she's shed a tear. And, Eunice, the child ought to go in black." The child was trying to get used to changed ideas.
Chapter 9 of A Little Girl in Old Salem is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.”
get rid of
From this reading “"I don't believe she's shed a tear.”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “"I don't believe she's shed a tear.”
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading “Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.”
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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 "I don't believe she's shed a tear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe she's shed a tear.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And, Eunice, the child ought to go in black."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The child was trying to get used to changed ideas.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't believe she's shed a tear.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, Eunice, the child ought to go in black."
divisible by two
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The child was trying to get used to changed ideas.
a young female
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And, Eunice, the child ought to go in black."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't believe she's shed a tear.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The child was trying to get used to changed ideas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, Eunice, the child ought to go in black."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading And, Eunice, the child ought to go in black."
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't believe she's shed a tear.
get rid of
From this reading "I don't believe she's shed a tear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading "I don't believe she's shed a tear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, Eunice, the child ought to go in black."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
hard to endure
From this reading The child was trying to get used to changed ideas.
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The child was trying to get used to changed ideas.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child was trying to get used to changed ideas.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Elizabeth called it unnatural and questioned whether the child had any deep feeling.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading LESSONS OF LIFE Even Chilian wondered that the little girl took the death of her father so calmly.
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