Chapter 14 of Eight Girls and a Dog is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Eight Girls and a Dog is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed: “Oh, my dears, if you only would! But do you really mean it? Do they?” And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
Chapter 14 of Eight Girls and a Dog is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading “And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:”
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.”
In this reading “And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But do you really mean it?
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, my dears, if you only would!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But do you really mean it?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, my dears, if you only would!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But do you really mean it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But do you really mean it?
popular aquarium fish
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my dears, if you only would!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, my dears, if you only would!
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, my dears, if you only would!
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
with speed
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But do you really mean it?
freed from illness or injury
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do they?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading And she looked at Aunt Molly for confirmation of an offer too good to be true.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading WILLING SERVICE AT this unexpected solution of her great problem Mrs. Lennox recovered herself quickly, and exclaimed:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh, my dears, if you only would!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, my dears, if you only would!
Chapter 14 of Eight Girls and a Dog by Carolyn Wells holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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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