Chapter 6 of Four Girls and a Compact is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Four Girls and a Compact is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room. Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it. Laura Ann stood regarding it thoughtfully. "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured. It was not a wonderful picture.
Chapter 6 of Four Girls and a Compact is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading “"I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.”
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.”
an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
From this reading “Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “Laura Ann stood regarding it thoughtfully.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “Laura Ann stood regarding it thoughtfully.”
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
From this reading “"I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.”
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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 Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a wonderful picture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
with low volume
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Laura Ann stood regarding it thoughtfully.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Laura Ann stood regarding it thoughtfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading Laura Ann stood regarding it thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
on a floor above
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Laura Ann stole quietly away and went upstairs to the little attic room.
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Close by the window was a rough little easel arrangement with a picture on it.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder"--she smiled at the whimsy of the thought--"I wonder if it looks like Amelia," she murmured.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was not a wonderful picture.
Chapter 6 of Four Girls and a Compact by Annie Hamilton Donnell holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 232 sentences of Four Girls and a Compact, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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