Chapter 4 of College girls is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of College girls is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly. Cahill stood up restlessly. This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget. Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore. And then he smiled.
Chapter 4 of College girls is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading ““It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.”
in a restless manner
From this reading “Cahill stood up restlessly.”
hurting
From this reading “Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.”
having come into contact
From this reading “This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.”
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In this reading “Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.”
In this reading “Cahill stood up restlessly.”
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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 would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cahill stood up restlessly.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
a young female
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
with low volume
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
in a restless manner
From this reading Cahill stood up restlessly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And then he smiled.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
hurting
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Cahill stood up restlessly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he smiled.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
having come into contact
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Of course it had been greatly different in his case, he assured himself, but he felt uneasy and sore.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This girl had touched upon something which he would have liked to forget.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would not be any effort for me to give such a man up,” she said, quietly.
Chapter 4 of College girls by Abbe Carter Goodloe holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 421 sentences of College girls, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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