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Chapter 5 of Boys and Girls from Thackeray is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness. "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister. "For Becky Sharp. She's going, too." "MISS JEMIMA!" exclaimed Miss Pinkerton, in the largest capitals.
Chapter 5 of Boys and Girls from Thackeray is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.”
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading “"For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.”
plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “"MISS JEMIMA!" exclaimed Miss Pinkerton, in the largest capitals.”
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading “"For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.”
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"MISS JEMIMA!" exclaimed Miss Pinkerton, in the largest capitals.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “"For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “"For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “"For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading "MISS JEMIMA!" exclaimed Miss Pinkerton, in the largest capitals.
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "MISS JEMIMA!" exclaimed Miss Pinkerton, in the largest capitals.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
the act of departing
From this reading She's going, too."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "MISS JEMIMA!" exclaimed Miss Pinkerton, in the largest capitals.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "MISS JEMIMA!" exclaimed Miss Pinkerton, in the largest capitals.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
above and across; more than
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's going, too."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "MISS JEMIMA!" exclaimed Miss Pinkerton, in the largest capitals.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She's going, too."
a shaky motion
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
precisely as stated
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "For whom is this, Miss Jemima?" said Miss Pinkerton, with awful coldness.
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading "For Becky Sharp," answered Jemima, trembling very much, and blushing over her withered face and neck, as she turned her back on her sister.
Chapter 5 of Boys and Girls from Thackeray by Kate Dickinson Sweetser holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of Boys and Girls from Thackeray, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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