Chapter 3 of Daybreak: A Story for Girls is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Daybreak: A Story for Girls is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE HOSPITAL. At last Mother Agnes stood by Kate's bed side. How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be. A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes. "You are good to come to me," said Kate.
Chapter 3 of Daybreak: A Story for Girls is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “IN THE HOSPITAL.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.”
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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 real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last Mother Agnes stood by Kate's bed side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are good to come to me," said Kate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Mother Agnes stood by Kate's bed side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading At last Mother Agnes stood by Kate's bed side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last Mother Agnes stood by Kate's bed side.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You are good to come to me," said Kate.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
opinion or judgment
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
a young female
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You are good to come to me," said Kate.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are good to come to me," said Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last Mother Agnes stood by Kate's bed side.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
immediately past
From this reading At last Mother Agnes stood by Kate's bed side.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are good to come to me," said Kate.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading At last Mother Agnes stood by Kate's bed side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
above and across; more than
From this reading A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading A real gleam of pleasure passed over her face as her eyes rested on Mother Agnes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are good to come to me," said Kate.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading At last Mother Agnes stood by Kate's bed side.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At last Mother Agnes stood by Kate's bed side.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading How pale the poor girl looked and her dark eyes seemed to have grown larger and more pathetic than they used to be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are good to come to me," said Kate.
Chapter 3 of Daybreak: A Story for Girls by Florence Alice Sitwell holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 3 holds 85 sentences of Daybreak: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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