Chapter 25 of A Sweet Girl Graduate is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of A Sweet Girl Graduate is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE ANTE-CHAPEL OF ST. HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall. Groups of girls were standing about. They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances. She wanted to see Miss Heath.
Chapter 25 of A Sweet Girl Graduate is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading “They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.”
without seeing or looking
From this reading “HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.”
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading “They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.”
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “Groups of girls were standing about.”
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “She wanted to see Miss Heath.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Groups of girls were standing about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
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From this reading IN THE ANTE-CHAPEL OF ST.
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
without seeing or looking
From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
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From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Groups of girls were standing about.
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Groups of girls were standing about.
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading She wanted to see Miss Heath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE ANTE-CHAPEL OF ST.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She wanted to see Miss Heath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE ANTE-CHAPEL OF ST.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
done under pressure
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She wanted to see Miss Heath.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted to see Miss Heath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE ANTE-CHAPEL OF ST.
having a supporting base
From this reading Groups of girls were standing about.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE ANTE-CHAPEL OF ST.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted to see Miss Heath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Groups of girls were standing about.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading HILDA’S Priscilla ran blindly down the corridor which opened into the wide entrance-hall.
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From this reading They stared as the wild-looking apparition rushed past them: Prissie was blind to their puzzled and curious glances.
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