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Blue Bonnet in Boston

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
"I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
"How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?
I can't!
I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."
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Blue Bonnet in Boston

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Blue Bonnet in Boston is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.
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"I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.
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"How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?
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I can't!
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I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."

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accustom verb US /əˈkʌstəm/

make psychologically or physically used (to something)

From this reading “THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.”

airship noun US /ˈerʃɪp/

a steerable self-propelled aircraft

From this reading “"I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.”

dig verb US /dɪɡ/

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

From this reading “"How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?”

diligently adverb US /ˈdɪlədʒəntli/

with diligence; in a diligent manner

From this reading “"I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.”

geometry noun US /dʒiˈɑːmətri/

the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

From this reading “I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."”

Jackson noun US /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading “"I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.”

junior noun US /ˈdʒuːnjər/

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading “THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.”

pursuing adjective US /pərˈsuːɪŋ/

following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit

From this reading “"I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

accustomverbUS /əˈkʌstəm/

make psychologically or physically used (to something)

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

airshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/

a steerable self-propelled aircraft

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

Annabel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/

expected hopefully

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

BlueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

BonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/

a hat tied under the chin

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?

can't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I can't!

difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

digverbUS /dɪɡ/

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?

diligentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪlədʒəntli/

with diligence; in a diligent manner

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/

a branch of knowledge

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

dropverbUS /drɑːp/

let fall to the ground

From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."

dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

geometrynounUS /dʒiˈɑːmətri/

the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

I'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

JUNIORnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

lessonnounUS /ˈlesən/

a unit of instruction

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."

pursuingadjectiveUS /pərˈsuːɪŋ/

following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."

regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/

the work of a sailor

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

SeanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

SPREADverbUS /spred/

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/

declared as fact; explicitly stated

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

strictadjectiveUS /strɪkt/

rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I'd like to drop this old geometry into the Red Sea."

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "I feel as if I'd been sailing in an airship and had just got back to earth," she said to Annabel Jackson who was diligently pursuing a French lesson.

Woodford

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE JUNIOR SPREAD Blue Bonnet, after her week at Woodford, found it difficult to accustom herself to the strict discipline, the regular hours, the stated duties that awaited her at school.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "How _can_ you dig in that way, Annabel, after all the exciting times you had at home?

Chapter 20 of Blue Bonnet in Boston by Caroline Elliott Hoogs Jacobs holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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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Bonnet
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Boston
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Boarding-school
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