Chapter 10 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JANE IN DANGER. Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder. "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up. We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety. Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
Chapter 10 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “JANE IN DANGER.”
without good reason
From this reading “Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.”
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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 We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
(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 We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
aroused or activated
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading JANE IN DANGER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JANE IN DANGER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE IN DANGER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
without good reason
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
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From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
which person or people
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
Chapter 10 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls by L. T. Meade holds 211 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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