Chapter 8 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ANGRY FATHER. Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time. They had been up to the Pineries twice without her. Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself. One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.
Chapter 8 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
From this reading “One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.”
state categorically
From this reading “Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.”
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading “Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.”
two times
From this reading “They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.”
In this reading “Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.”
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
In this reading “Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.”
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 Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
From this reading One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ANGRY FATHER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading AN ANGRY FATHER.
state categorically
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading AN ANGRY FATHER.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading One day she was very much surprised by the advent of Mr. Ralston.
express in words
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
two times
From this reading They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.
precisely as stated
From this reading Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jaqueline was very busy paying visits and having a good time.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They had been up to the Pineries twice without her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Truth to tell, she was a little afraid of her own counsel, and hoping Marian would have spirit enough to assert herself.
Chapter 8 of A Little Girl in Old Washington by Amanda M. Douglas holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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