Chapter 9 of Betty at Fort Blizzard is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Betty at Fort Blizzard is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue: "Mother, let us ride this afternoon. It is so gloriously clear and cold." Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated. "I saw your father go off on Gamechick.
Chapter 9 of Betty at Fort Blizzard is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.”
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading “It is so gloriously clear and cold."”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:”
(military) signal to wake up
From this reading “THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"Mother, let us ride this afternoon.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.”
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later than; following
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Mother, let us ride this afternoon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
rid of obstructions
From this reading It is so gloriously clear and cold."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It is so gloriously clear and cold."
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I saw your father go off on Gamechick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I saw your father go off on Gamechick.
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading It is so gloriously clear and cold."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I saw your father go off on Gamechick.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw your father go off on Gamechick.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is so gloriously clear and cold."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is so gloriously clear and cold."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Mother, let us ride this afternoon.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mother, let us ride this afternoon.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I saw your father go off on Gamechick.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I saw your father go off on Gamechick.
(military) signal to wake up
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Mother, let us ride this afternoon.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
cut with a saw
From this reading "I saw your father go off on Gamechick.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is so gloriously clear and cold."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Mother, let us ride this afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mother, let us ride this afternoon.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading THE REVEILLE Half an hour after Colonel Fortescue and Broussard rode away, Anita, walking into her mother's room, said to Mrs. Fortescue:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.
in or at the place that
From this reading Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Mrs. Fortescue turned from the desk where she was writing and hesitated.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I saw your father go off on Gamechick.
Chapter 9 of Betty at Fort Blizzard by Molly Elliot Seawell holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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 9 holds 190 sentences of Betty at Fort Blizzard, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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