Chapter 21 of Barbara Hale: A Doctor's Daughter is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Barbara Hale: A Doctor's Daughter is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school. Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done. How different things were after all. Perhaps it was foolish to get so excited. But the girls seemed so hateful.
Chapter 21 of Barbara Hale: A Doctor's Daughter is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Perhaps it was foolish to get so excited.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “Perhaps it was foolish to get so excited.”
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “But the girls seemed so hateful.”
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.”
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading “BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.”
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading “BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
In this reading “BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.”
give sudden release to an expression
In this reading “Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.”
In this reading “How different things were after all.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading How different things were after all.
(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 How different things were after all.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
rid of obstructions
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading How different things were after all.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Perhaps it was foolish to get so excited.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Perhaps it was foolish to get so excited.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Perhaps it was foolish to get so excited.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading But the girls seemed so hateful.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How different things were after all.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was foolish to get so excited.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it was foolish to get so excited.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
an educational institution
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But the girls seemed so hateful.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Davis had not burst out in anger, as Babs had imagined she might have done.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading How different things were after all.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps it was foolish to get so excited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How different things were after all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
at the time that
From this reading BRIGHTER BUT NOT QUITE CLEAR So that was what the girls meant when they spoke of the threatened reform school.
Chapter 21 of Barbara Hale: A Doctor's Daughter by Lilian Garis holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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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