Chapter 4 of Georgina's Service Stars is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Georgina's Service Stars is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record. I couldn't. Things seemed too trivial. Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin. I couldn't bear to touch the piano.
Chapter 4 of Georgina's Service Stars is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “I couldn't bear to touch the piano.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “I couldn't bear to touch the piano.”
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading “Things seemed too trivial.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Things seemed too trivial.”
In this reading “HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.”
In this reading “Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.”
In this reading “Things seemed too trivial.”
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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 HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
(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 HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
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From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
have
From this reading I couldn't bear to touch the piano.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
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From this reading I couldn't.
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From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
a young female
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
destroyed or killed
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
in a softened tone
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading I couldn't bear to touch the piano.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Things seemed too trivial.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things seemed too trivial.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Things seemed too trivial.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading I couldn't bear to touch the piano.
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading Things seemed too trivial.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
at the time that
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
produce a literary work
From this reading HER IDEAL GIRL STEPS IN ALL the time Barby was gone I didn't write a line in this record.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
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From this reading Besides, the house had that strange, hushed air that you feel at a funeral when you're waiting for it to begin.
Chapter 4 of Georgina's Service Stars by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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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