Chapter 15 of Betty at St. Benedick's is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Betty at St. Benedick's is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it! Even Miss Drury!” Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood. “Weren’t you nervous?” inquired some one. “Nervous--pooh!
Chapter 15 of Betty at St. Benedick's is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading ““Weren’t you nervous?” inquired some one.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.”
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading “Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.”
easily agitated
From this reading ““Weren’t you nervous?” inquired some one.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!”
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading “BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!”
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.
In this reading “Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.”
In this reading “BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!”
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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 Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
later than; following
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
(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 BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even Miss Drury!”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
divisible by two
From this reading Even Miss Drury!”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Weren’t you nervous?” inquired some one.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Even Miss Drury!”
easily agitated
From this reading “Weren’t you nervous?” inquired some one.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Weren’t you nervous?” inquired some one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nervous--pooh!
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
cut with a saw
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Weren’t you nervous?” inquired some one.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
a special situation
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BETTY SHARES THE SECRET “And the queer thing was, that we all of us saw it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Weren’t you nervous?” inquired some one.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Eve was speaking to a circle of interested listeners on the evening after the night camp in the wood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Weren’t you nervous?” inquired some one.
Chapter 15 of Betty at St. Benedick's by Ethel Talbot holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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