Chapter 25 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REVENGE. After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated. Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever. The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society. Rosamund watched in silent trepidation.
Chapter 25 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading “Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.”
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading “After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “REVENGE.”
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.”
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading “Rosamund watched in silent trepidation.”
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regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
later than; following
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
at any time
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
a single distinct event
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
on the contrary
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading REVENGE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosamund watched in silent trepidation.
an educational institution
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Rosamund watched in silent trepidation.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Agnes was more Irene's chosen chum and adored little friend than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
in or at that place or location
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child seemed to have completely lost her terrors, and she gave Miss Frost rather less than more of her society.
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading Rosamund watched in silent trepidation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After this incident there was peace in the school for some time; Lucy was defeated.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Rosamund watched in silent trepidation.
Chapter 25 of A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls by L. T. Meade holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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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