Chapter 39 of A World of Girls: The Story of a School is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of A World of Girls: The Story of a School is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PRIZE ESSAY. Annie did not die. The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek. She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life. Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.
Chapter 39 of A World of Girls: The Story of a School is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.”
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “THE PRIZE ESSAY.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.”
possessive form of “nan” — your grandmother
From this reading “The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “THE PRIZE ESSAY.”
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading “The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.”
superlative of “warm” — having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.”
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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 She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annie did not die.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Annie did not die.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Annie did not die.
an opposing military force
From this reading Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading THE PRIZE ESSAY.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
possessive form of “nan” — your grandmother
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Annie did not die.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading THE PRIZE ESSAY.
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRIZE ESSAY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came slowly, slowly back to life--to a fresh, a new, and a glad life.
superlative of “warm” — having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hester, from being her enemy, was now her dearest and warmest friend.
during the time that
From this reading The fever passed away in that long and refreshing sleep, while Nan's cool hand lay against her cheek.
Chapter 39 of A World of Girls: The Story of a School by L. T. Meade holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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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