Chapter 17 of Betty Gordon at Boarding School is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Betty Gordon at Boarding School is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice. "Well, what do you know about that!" he ejaculated. "The old bird was here all the time." "Are--are--are there any more of them?" stammered Louise. "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
Chapter 17 of Betty Gordon at Boarding School is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “"The old bird was here all the time."”
without care or concern
From this reading “"No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “"No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “"No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, what do you know about that!" he ejaculated.
(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 "The old bird was here all the time."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Are--are--are there any more of them?" stammered Louise.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are--are--are there any more of them?" stammered Louise.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "The old bird was here all the time."
without care or concern
From this reading "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, what do you know about that!" he ejaculated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, what do you know about that!" he ejaculated.
a boy or man
From this reading "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, what do you know about that!" he ejaculated.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "The old bird was here all the time."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, what do you know about that!" he ejaculated.
a narrow way or road
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are--are--are there any more of them?" stammered Louise.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Are--are--are there any more of them?" stammered Louise.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Are--are--are there any more of them?" stammered Louise.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "The old bird was here all the time."
and nothing more
From this reading "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, that old fellow is the only Indian for miles around," said Gilbert carelessly.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are--are--are there any more of them?" stammered Louise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, what do you know about that!" he ejaculated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Are--are--are there any more of them?" stammered Louise.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Are--are--are there any more of them?" stammered Louise.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "The old bird was here all the time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LIBBIE'S SECRET Gilbert Lane was the first to recover his voice.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what do you know about that!" he ejaculated.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what do you know about that!" he ejaculated.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, what do you know about that!" he ejaculated.
Chapter 17 of Betty Gordon at Boarding School by Alice B. Emerson holds 151 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.
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