Chapter 5 of Betty Leicester: A Story For Girls is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Betty Leicester: A Story For Girls is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly. "Was it somebody dead?" But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely. "Oh, Betty Leicester, it will kill mother, it will kill her! I believe it was my father; what shall I do?"
Chapter 5 of Betty Leicester: A Story For Girls is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading “But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"Oh, Betty Leicester, it will kill mother, it will kill her!”
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading “"Oh, Betty Leicester, it will kill mother, it will kill her!”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe it was my father; what shall I do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Betty Leicester, it will kill mother, it will kill her!
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Was it somebody dead?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I believe it was my father; what shall I do?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I believe it was my father; what shall I do?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe it was my father; what shall I do?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Was it somebody dead?"
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Oh, Betty Leicester, it will kill mother, it will kill her!
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading "Oh, Betty Leicester, it will kill mother, it will kill her!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Oh, Betty Leicester, it will kill mother, it will kill her!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I believe it was my father; what shall I do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Betty Leicester, it will kill mother, it will kill her!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I believe it was my father; what shall I do?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
in a strange manner
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Nelly sank down as pale as ashes into the sweet-fern bushes, and looked at her strangely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
hard to endure
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was it somebody dead?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must get somebody to come," she panted, trying to stop Nelly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I believe it was my father; what shall I do?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh, Betty Leicester, it will kill mother, it will kill her!
Chapter 5 of Betty Leicester: A Story For Girls by Sarah Orne Jewett holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 5 holds 435 sentences of Betty Leicester: A Story For Girls, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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