Chapter 7 of Betty Wales, B. A.: A story for girls is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Betty Wales, B. A.: A story for girls is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle? Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?” Babbie gave her mother a loving little hug. “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight. Isn’t it a nice idea, mummie?
Chapter 7 of Betty Wales, B. A.: A story for girls is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?”
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “Babbie gave her mother a loving little hug.”
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading ““I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “Babbie gave her mother a loving little hug.”
roused to anger
From this reading “Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?””
the light of the Moon
From this reading “THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?””
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.
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
(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 “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
dearly loved
From this reading Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Babbie gave her mother a loving little hug.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Babbie gave her mother a loving little hug.
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading Babbie gave her mother a loving little hug.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Isn’t it a nice idea, mummie?
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t it a nice idea, mummie?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Babbie gave her mother a loving little hug.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Babbie gave her mother a loving little hug.
roused to anger
From this reading Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?”
the light of the Moon
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Babbie gave her mother a loving little hug.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t it a nice idea, mummie?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Isn’t it a nice idea, mummie?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I didn’t think of it all by myself--we all thought of it together, including John and Mr. Dwight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Babbie dear, what mad scheme will you think of next?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GHOST OF DUNSTAFFNAGE “WILL I chaperon a moonlight expedition to your castle?
Chapter 7 of Betty Wales, B. A.: A story for girls by Edith K. (Edith Kellogg) Dunton holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 7 holds 199 sentences of Betty Wales, B. A.: A story for girls, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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