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Chapter 10 of A real Cinderella is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry. “The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now. We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm. Oh, it’s awful! It’s awful!”
Chapter 10 of A real Cinderella is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Oh, it’s awful!”
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading “We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.”
possessive form of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading ““The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.”
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In this reading “LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.”
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading ““The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.”
In this reading “LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.”
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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’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
(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’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Oh, it’s awful!
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
next to; at the side of
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
possessive form of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
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From this reading “The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
the act of departing
From this reading “The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, it’s awful!
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE Gretel sank down upon the bed beside Geraldine, and began to cry.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The boat’s going,” she sobbed; “we can’t get off now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve got to go all the way to Baltimore, and it’s such a dreadful storm.
Chapter 10 of A real Cinderella by Nina Rhoades holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Chapter 10 holds 205 sentences of A real Cinderella, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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