Chapter 4 of Different Girls is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Different Girls is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, leave me out of the count. If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library. But it needn't be so with you. Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?" Her face grew wistful.
Chapter 4 of Different Girls is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?"”
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading “If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?"”
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading “If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.”
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?"”
showing pensive sadness
From this reading “Her face grew wistful.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it needn't be so with you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it needn't be so with you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?"
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "Well, leave me out of the count.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face grew wistful.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Her face grew wistful.
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face grew wistful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
go away from a place
From this reading "Well, leave me out of the count.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
a room where books are kept
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, leave me out of the count.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it needn't be so with you.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, leave me out of the count.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, leave me out of the count.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading Didn't an invitation come to you for the reception Friday evening?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it needn't be so with you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, leave me out of the count.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, leave me out of the count.
at the time that
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
showing pensive sadness
From this reading Her face grew wistful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it needn't be so with you.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading If I get through my Junior year as I ought, I am obliged to grind; and when there is any time left, I feel that I must have it for reading in the library.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it needn't be so with you.
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