Chapter 8 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RECTORY. On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons. Even Rosamund was interested in this visit. She did not say much about it. She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
Chapter 8 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having companions or an escort
From this reading “On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.”
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading “On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.”
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading “On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “THE RECTORY.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She did not say much about it.
having companions or an escort
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
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From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not say much about it.
divisible by two
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not say much about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
immediately past
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She did not say much about it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not say much about it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
on the contrary
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading THE RECTORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
express in words
From this reading She did not say much about it.
an educational institution
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not say much about it.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She had been rather silent and, as Jane Denton said, "off color" for the last few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECTORY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even Rosamund was interested in this visit.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following Wednesday all the girls belonging to Mrs. Merriman's school, accompanied by Miss Archer, went to have tea with the Singletons.
Chapter 8 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls by L. T. Meade holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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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