Chapter 6 of Georgina's Service Stars is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Georgina's Service Stars is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky." THAT'S Esther. She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice. It is impossible. So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
Chapter 6 of Georgina's Service Stars is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “THAT'S Esther.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."”
and nothing more
From this reading “So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.”
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading “So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.”
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In this reading “She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.”
In this reading “She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.”
In this reading “THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."”
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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 THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
higher than, or over, something
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
(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 She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading THAT'S Esther.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It is impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is impossible.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
and nothing more
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
and nothing more
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAT'S Esther.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
hard to endure
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
at the time that
From this reading THE ONE AND ONLY STAR "Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading So, since coming across the above line from Wordsworth, I've simply called her "Star" and given up trying.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
produce a literary work
From this reading She has been here two weeks, and all that time I've been trying to write a poem to her which would do her justice.
Chapter 6 of Georgina's Service Stars by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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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