Chapter 22 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOT A COUNTER-JUMPER. The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily. Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_. Hughie expressed a strong desire to be back at school. Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
Chapter 22 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.”
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.”
owed as a debt
From this reading “Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
in a satisfactory manner
From this reading “The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.”
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.”
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading “Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.”
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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 NOT A COUNTER-JUMPER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hughie expressed a strong desire to be back at school.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Hughie expressed a strong desire to be back at school.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hughie expressed a strong desire to be back at school.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT A COUNTER-JUMPER.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Hughie expressed a strong desire to be back at school.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.
divisible by two
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
communicated in words
From this reading Hughie expressed a strong desire to be back at school.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hughie expressed a strong desire to be back at school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
not any; not one
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT A COUNTER-JUMPER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
owed as a debt
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
in a satisfactory manner
From this reading The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.
an educational institution
From this reading Hughie expressed a strong desire to be back at school.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Hughie expressed a strong desire to be back at school.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Irene was by no means perfect; even Agnes showed signs of being spoiled owing to the new _regime_.
look attentively
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The holidays came to an end on the whole satisfactorily.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Miss Frost never ceased to watch the two, and the struggle within her breast did not die out.
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