Chapter 30 of A World of Girls: The Story of a School is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of A World of Girls: The Story of a School is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL. However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes. The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her. Why had she so deceived Annie? Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
Chapter 30 of A World of Girls: The Story of a School is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.”
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “Why had she so deceived Annie?”
harmed
From this reading “The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.”
past form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading “Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?”
in a peaceful manner
From this reading “However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL.”
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading “The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Why had she so deceived Annie?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
a young female
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
harmed
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
past form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
in a peaceful manner
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why had she so deceived Annie?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However calmly or however peacefully Annie slept that night, poor Hester did not close her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
the act of testing something
From this reading HESTER'S HOUR OF TRIAL.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
precisely as stated
From this reading Why from the very first had she turned from her, and misjudged her, and misrepresented her?
a Caucasian
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had she so deceived Annie?
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading The white face of the girl she had wronged and injured kept rising before her.
Chapter 30 of A World of Girls: The Story of a School by L. T. Meade holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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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