Chapter 12 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TALK OF WEDDINGS. "You must decide and answer me, Jaqueline. You know I love you. The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family. My holiday is over, and I must rejoin my chief.
Chapter 12 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 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.
a person who is in charge
From this reading “My holiday is over, and I must rejoin my chief.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “"You must decide and answer me, Jaqueline.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “My holiday is over, and I must rejoin my chief.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.”
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading “The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.”
join again
From this reading “My holiday is over, and I must rejoin my chief.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.”
plural of “wedding” — the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “A TALK OF WEDDINGS.”
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.
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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 A TALK OF WEDDINGS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You must decide and answer me, Jaqueline.
react verbally
From this reading "You must decide and answer me, Jaqueline.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.
a person who is in charge
From this reading My holiday is over, and I must rejoin my chief.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading "You must decide and answer me, Jaqueline.
a social unit living together
From this reading The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading My holiday is over, and I must rejoin my chief.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You know I love you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My holiday is over, and I must rejoin my chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must decide and answer me, Jaqueline.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know I love you.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You know I love you.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You must decide and answer me, Jaqueline.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must decide and answer me, Jaqueline.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My holiday is over, and I must rejoin my chief.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TALK OF WEDDINGS.
above and across; more than
From this reading My holiday is over, and I must rejoin my chief.
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.
join again
From this reading My holiday is over, and I must rejoin my chief.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading A TALK OF WEDDINGS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.
plural of “wedding” — the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading A TALK OF WEDDINGS.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The marriage would be pleasing to both sides of the family.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must decide and answer me, Jaqueline.
Chapter 12 of A Little Girl in Old Washington 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.
Chapter 12 holds 351 sentences of A Little Girl in Old Washington, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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