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Chapter 10 of Eight Girls and a Dog is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club. Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her. “Why, it will be lovely, girlies,” she said. “What can I do to help?” “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
Chapter 10 of Eight Girls and a Dog is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading ““We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.”
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading ““We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading ““We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.”
past form of “monopolize” — have and control fully and exclusively
From this reading “THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.”
possessive form of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
communicate vividly
From this reading “Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.”
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Why, it will be lovely, girlies,” she said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What can I do to help?”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What can I do to help?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, it will be lovely, girlies,” she said.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “What can I do to help?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What can I do to help?”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, it will be lovely, girlies,” she said.
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “Why, it will be lovely, girlies,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
past form of “monopolize” — have and control fully and exclusively
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
on one occasion
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
above and across; more than
From this reading Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.
participate in games or sport
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
possessive form of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
communicate vividly
From this reading Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, it will be lovely, girlies,” she said.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, it will be lovely, girlies,” she said.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
a special situation
From this reading THE PLAY’S THE THING ONCE started, the play monopolized all the interest and attention of the club.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What can I do to help?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Molly was called over and the great project was laid before her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What can I do to help?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, it will be lovely, girlies,” she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Why, it will be lovely, girlies,” she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We need sympathy and advice,” said Marjorie, with the judicial air that marked the Duchess’s serious moments.
Chapter 10 of Eight Girls and a Dog by Carolyn Wells holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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