Chapter 11 of Betty at St. Benedick's is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Betty at St. Benedick's is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day. It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup. It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words. “_You_--Betty?” “I--” began Betty nervously.
Chapter 11 of Betty at St. Benedick's is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perfect or complete or pure
From this reading “It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.”
utter impulsively
From this reading “It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.”
every person
From this reading “It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading ““I--” began Betty nervously.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.”
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utter impulsively
In this reading “It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.”
In this reading “It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.”
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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 WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I--” began Betty nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
utter impulsively
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
every person
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
a young female
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I--” began Betty nervously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
immediately past
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “I--” began Betty nervously.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been bad enough to have to blurt out before everybody the fact that she herself must certainly have been the last girl to have seen the Cup.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading WITH SYBIL, IN THE WOOD Betty had never spent such a day.
the words that are spoken
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It was worse to see the frank and absolute amazement in Sybil’s face at her words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_You_--Betty?”
Chapter 11 of Betty at St. Benedick's by Ethel Talbot holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 11 holds 141 sentences of Betty at St. Benedick's, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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