Chapter 8 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIFE OR DEATH? "With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps. 68; 18. The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's. Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
Chapter 8 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “"With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps.”
the power to use something or someone
From this reading “Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.”
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading “"With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.”
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading “Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.”
on a floor above
From this reading “Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.”
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From this reading 68; 18.
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From this reading 68; 18.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading LIFE OR DEATH?
the power to use something or someone
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading "With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps.
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 Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LIFE OR DEATH?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps.
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From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading LIFE OR DEATH?
a note appended to a letter after the signature
From this reading "With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps.
on a floor above
From this reading Hendie and Mahala Harris had been removed upstairs, and the apartment was left at Miss Sampson's disposal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nursery was a corner room, opening both into Faith's and her mother's.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With God the Lord belong the issues from death."--Ps.
Chapter 8 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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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