Chapter 9 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROUGH ENDS. "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all." MRS. BROWNING. "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
Chapter 9 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “BROWNING.”
give encouragement to
From this reading “"So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “ROUGH ENDS.”
possessive form of “god” — 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 “"So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “"So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."”
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading “"M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.”
possessive form of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “"M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.”
coated with paint
From this reading “"M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.”
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(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 "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
the lower side of anything
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading BROWNING.
following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
give encouragement to
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ROUGH ENDS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
become productive or fruitful
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
possessive form of “god” — 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 "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
the literary culture
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
possessive form of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
coated with paint
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading ROUGH ENDS.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
be standing; be upright
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
carry out
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So others shall Take patience, labor, to their heart and hand, From thy hand and thy heart, and thy brave cheer, And God's grace fructify through thee to all."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
a Caucasian
From this reading "M. S. What does that stand for?" said little Hendie, reading the white letters painted on the black leather bottom of nurse's carpetbag.
Chapter 9 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
Chapter 9 holds 112 sentences of Faith Gartney's Girlhood, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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