Chapter 17 of Betty Vivian: A Story of Haddo Court School is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Betty Vivian: A Story of Haddo Court School is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school. Betty was beyond doubt in low spirits. She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence. Even to her sisters she was gloomy and silent. She took long walks by herself.
Chapter 17 of Betty Vivian: A Story of Haddo Court School is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.”
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading “A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “Even to her sisters she was gloomy and silent.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Even to her sisters she was gloomy and silent.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Betty was beyond doubt in low spirits.”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “She took long walks by herself.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
later than; following
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even to her sisters she was gloomy and silent.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty was beyond doubt in low spirits.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Betty was beyond doubt in low spirits.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She took long walks by herself.
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Betty was beyond doubt in low spirits.
divisible by two
From this reading Even to her sisters she was gloomy and silent.
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
depressingly dark
From this reading Even to her sisters she was gloomy and silent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She took long walks by herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
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 She took long walks by herself.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Betty was beyond doubt in low spirits.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.
on the contrary
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
an educational institution
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Even to her sisters she was gloomy and silent.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Even to her sisters she was gloomy and silent.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Betty was beyond doubt in low spirits.
carry out
From this reading She did not complain; she did not take any one into her confidence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took long walks by herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TURNING-POINT After this exciting day matters seemed to move rather languidly in the school.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading She took long walks by herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Betty was beyond doubt in low spirits.
Chapter 17 of Betty Vivian: A Story of Haddo Court School by L. T. Meade holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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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