Chapter 3 of College girls is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of College girls is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on. “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.” Miss Arbuthnot shook her head. She had never been west of Ohio. The girl gave a little in-drawn gasp.
Chapter 3 of College girls is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading ““Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “The girl gave a little in-drawn gasp.”
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading ““Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading ““It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.””
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading ““It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.””
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “She had never been west of Ohio.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading ““Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading ““Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.”
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.
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In this reading ““It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.””
as might be expected
In this reading ““Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.”
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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 “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Arbuthnot shook her head.
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never been west of Ohio.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading The girl gave a little in-drawn gasp.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The girl gave a little in-drawn gasp.
a young female
From this reading The girl gave a little in-drawn gasp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Miss Arbuthnot shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Arbuthnot shook her head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl gave a little in-drawn gasp.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The girl gave a little in-drawn gasp.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Arbuthnot shook her head.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never been west of Ohio.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading She had never been west of Ohio.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Miss Arbuthnot shook her head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Julian was awfully poor and I of course had nothing more, and so we went to Texas--Julian had an opening there,” she went on.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading She had never been west of Ohio.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It was awfully lonely--we lived ten miles from the nearest town--and you know what a Texas town is.”
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