Chapter 20 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD STORY EVER NEW. Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side. There was another sorrowful aspect. Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves. There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
Chapter 20 of A Little Girl in Old Washington is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.”
a building occupied by a state legislature
From this reading “Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.”
plural of “crutch” — a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading “Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.”
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading “Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.”
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading “There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.”
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading “There was another sorrowful aspect.”
inflected form of “sun” — expose one's body to the sun
From this reading “Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.”
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading “There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.”
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 “There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.”
In this reading “Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.”
In this reading “Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.”
In this reading “THE OLD STORY EVER NEW.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was another sorrowful aspect.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading There was another sorrowful aspect.
a building occupied by a state legislature
From this reading Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
plural of “crutch” — a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
at any time
From this reading THE OLD STORY EVER NEW.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE OLD STORY EVER NEW.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD STORY EVER NEW.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading There was another sorrowful aspect.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE OLD STORY EVER NEW.
inflected form of “sun” — expose one's body to the sun
From this reading Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD STORY EVER NEW.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was another sorrowful aspect.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading There was an empty coat-sleeve, some scarred faces, others pale and wan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men were getting about on crutches, sitting on the Capitol steps sunning themselves.
at the time that
From this reading Jaqueline Carrington's heart ached the first time she was taken out to drive, when destruction met her on every side.
Chapter 20 of A Little Girl in Old Washington by Amanda M. Douglas holds 322 sentences, grouped into 65 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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