Chapter 14 of Betty Wales, Sophomore: A Story for Girls is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Betty Wales, Sophomore: A Story for Girls is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun. They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says. She and Bob went once last winter. This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling? I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
Chapter 14 of Betty Wales, Sophomore: A Story for Girls is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “She and Bob went once last winter.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.”
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading “This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?”
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.”
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 DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
(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 They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading She and Bob went once last winter.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.
the act of departing
From this reading A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.
immediately past
From this reading She and Bob went once last winter.
a large number or amount
From this reading A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.
on one occasion
From this reading She and Bob went once last winter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
express in words
From this reading I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Bob went once last winter.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading This one is called 'The Hand of Fate'--doesn't that sound thrilling?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DISTINGUISHED GUEST "It's going to be lots of fun.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She and Bob went once last winter.
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading They can't any of them act at all, of course, and their plays are the wildest things, Babe says.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading She and Bob went once last winter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I say, Betty, I think you might be a true sport and come along.
Chapter 14 of Betty Wales, Sophomore: A Story for Girls by Edith K. (Edith Kellogg) Dunton holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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