Chapter 7 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT. "A Traveller between Life and Death." WORDSWORTH. Miss Sampson was at home this evening. It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
Chapter 7 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.”
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading “It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.”
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
From this reading “A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.”
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading “It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.”
a person who changes location
From this reading “"A Traveller between Life and Death."”
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading “WORDSWORTH.”
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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 NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Sampson was at home this evening.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "A Traveller between Life and Death."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "A Traveller between Life and Death."
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Miss Sampson was at home this evening.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Miss Sampson was at home this evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Sampson was at home this evening.
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
From this reading A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Sampson was at home this evening.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Miss Sampson was at home this evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.
a person who changes location
From this reading "A Traveller between Life and Death."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Sampson was at home this evening.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A NICHE IN LIFE, AND A WOMAN TO FILL IT.
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading WORDSWORTH.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was not what one would have pictured to oneself as a scene of home comfort or enjoyment; but Miss Sampson was at home.
Chapter 7 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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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