Chapter 6 of Betty Gordon at Boarding School is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Betty Gordon at Boarding School is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded. Betty followed Bob, who carried their bags. She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view. Just after they passed through the gate, some one caught her. "Betty, you lamb!
Chapter 6 of Betty Gordon at Boarding School is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “Betty followed Bob, who carried their bags.”
closed to traffic
From this reading “She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Betty followed Bob, who carried their bags.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded.”
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.”
young sheep
From this reading “"Betty, you lamb!”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded.”
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later than; following
From this reading Just after they passed through the gate, some one caught her.
at or in the front
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded.
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Betty followed Bob, who carried their bags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty followed Bob, who carried their bags.
closed to traffic
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Betty followed Bob, who carried their bags.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Betty followed Bob, who carried their bags.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Just after they passed through the gate, some one caught her.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Betty followed Bob, who carried their bags.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Just after they passed through the gate, some one caught her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
and nothing more
From this reading Just after they passed through the gate, some one caught her.
young sheep
From this reading "Betty, you lamb!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded.
in motion
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just after they passed through the gate, some one caught her.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Just after they passed through the gate, some one caught her.
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Just after they passed through the gate, some one caught her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Betty followed Bob, who carried their bags.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just after they passed through the gate, some one caught her.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Just after they passed through the gate, some one caught her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading She tried to peer ahead, but the moving forms blocked her view.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FUN AT FAIRFIELDS The long platform was crowded.
which person or people
From this reading Betty followed Bob, who carried their bags.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Betty, you lamb!
Chapter 6 of Betty Gordon at Boarding School by Alice B. Emerson holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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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