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Chapter 4 of Elsie's Womanhood is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch. "You are not going yet?" "No, he will stay to tea," said Rose. "But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur. Elsie met her father in the hall.
Chapter 4 of Elsie's Womanhood is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “"But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.”
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “"Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.”
put on clothes
From this reading “"Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “"But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Elsie met her father in the hall.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “"Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.”
look attentively
From this reading “"Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.
later than; following
From this reading "But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are not going yet?"
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
put on clothes
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
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From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Elsie met her father in the hall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
the act of departing
From this reading "You are not going yet?"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Elsie met her father in the hall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, he will stay to tea," said Rose.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elsie met her father in the hall.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Elsie met her father in the hall.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, he will stay to tea," said Rose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You are not going yet?"
on one occasion
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "No, he will stay to tea," said Rose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
in the near future
From this reading "But must go soon after, as I have an engagement," added Arthur.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "No, he will stay to tea," said Rose.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elsie met her father in the hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, he will stay to tea," said Rose.
look attentively
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No, he will stay to tea," said Rose.
but in spite of that
From this reading "You are not going yet?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you; but indeed I must go at once and dress for tea," Elsie said, consulting her watch.
Chapter 4 of Elsie's Womanhood by Martha Finley holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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