Chapter 7 of Betty at St. Benedick's is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Betty at St. Benedick's is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring. “You see, nobody’s there.” “There was, though,” said Betty. “Listen, I truly believe I heard it again.” Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
Chapter 7 of Betty at St. Benedick's is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.”
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.”
possessive form of “nobody” — a person of no influence
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.”
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading “THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““Listen, I truly believe I heard it again.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading “Listen, I truly believe I heard it again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Listen, I truly believe I heard it again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There was, though,” said Betty.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Listen, I truly believe I heard it again.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Listen, I truly believe I heard it again.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Listen, I truly believe I heard it again.”
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen, I truly believe I heard it again.”
possessive form of “nobody” — a person of no influence
From this reading “You see, nobody’s there.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You see, nobody’s there.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both the girls sat back on the sunny patch of grass between the gardens and held their breath.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE FAIRY PIPER “But there couldn’t be!” said Gerry, staring.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “There was, though,” said Betty.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Listen, I truly believe I heard it again.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was, though,” said Betty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see, nobody’s there.”
Chapter 7 of Betty at St. Benedick's by Ethel Talbot holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 7 holds 154 sentences of Betty at St. Benedick's, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Betty at St. Benedick's by Ethel Talbot exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 154 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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