Chapter 6 of Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it. There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone. Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her. Oh, dear! Why was she a girl?
Chapter 6 of Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading “There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.”
give encouragement to
From this reading “Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her.”
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.”
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading “Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her.”
a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
From this reading “There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why was she a girl?
(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 There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her.
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
give encouragement to
From this reading Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, dear!
divisible by two
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
a young female
From this reading Why was she a girl?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, dear!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slowly she rose to bring the corn and grind it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Before this she had watched the others go and then had had him to cheer her.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why was she a girl?
a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
From this reading There was little needed, for the Braves of the wigwam had all gone--even Guka, her brother, had gone.
Chapter 6 of Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens by Margaret W. (Margaret White) Eggleston holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 429 sentences of Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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