Chapter 5 of Four Girls and a Compact is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Four Girls and a Compact is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They escorted Billy home. It was rather a silent walk until the end. Loraine spoke first. "One less in the B-Hive," she said sadly. "Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
Chapter 5 of Four Girls and a Compact is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “They escorted Billy home.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “"Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.”
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading “They escorted Billy home.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “"One less in the B-Hive," she said sadly.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “It was rather a silent walk until the end.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “It was rather a silent walk until the end.”
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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 It was rather a silent walk until the end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One less in the B-Hive," she said sadly.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading They escorted Billy home.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading "Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was rather a silent walk until the end.
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading They escorted Billy home.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Loraine spoke first.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They escorted Billy home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "One less in the B-Hive," she said sadly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rather a silent walk until the end.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "One less in the B-Hive," she said sadly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Loraine spoke first.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One less in the B-Hive," she said sadly.
on the contrary
From this reading It was rather a silent walk until the end.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "One less in the B-Hive," she said sadly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "One less in the B-Hive," she said sadly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One less in the B-Hive," she said sadly.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading It was rather a silent walk until the end.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Loraine spoke first.
express a supposition
From this reading "Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was rather a silent walk until the end.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They escorted Billy home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
up to a particular time
From this reading It was rather a silent walk until the end.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was rather a silent walk until the end.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rather a silent walk until the end.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I suppose I'm dropped now," responded Billy, not uncheerfully.
Chapter 5 of Four Girls and a Compact by Annie Hamilton Donnell holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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 5 holds 255 sentences of Four Girls and a Compact, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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