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Georgina's Service Stars

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Georgina's Service Stars is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.
Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.
I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.
So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.
They sent ever so many nice messages.
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Georgina's Service Stars

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Georgina's Service Stars is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.
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Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.
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I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.
/aɪ dɪd maɪnd ˈterəbli bʌt ɪt wɑːz ˈnʌθɪŋ wen weɪd ɪn ðə ˈbæləns wɪð ˈtrævəlɪŋ bæk tuː ðə keɪp wɪð hɪm ənd ˈbiːɪŋ wɪð hɪm ə hoʊl wiːk/
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So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.
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They sent ever so many nice messages.
/ðeɪ sent ˈevər soʊ ˈmeni naɪs ˈmesədʒəz/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Armory noun US /ˈɑːrməri/

a collection of resources

From this reading “"SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.”

commencement noun US /kəˈmensmənt/

the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading “Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.”

fluttered verb US /ˈflʌtərd/

past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading “"SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.”

mall noun US /mɔːl/

a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

From this reading “"SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.”

messages noun US /ˈmesədʒəz/

plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading “They sent ever so many nice messages.”

midshipmen noun US /ˈmɪdˈʃɪpmen/

plural of “midshipman” — a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

From this reading “"SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.”

shod adjective US /ʃɑːd/

wearing footgear

From this reading “"SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.”

uniforms noun US /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmz/

plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

From this reading “"SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

gay colors adjective + noun

In this reading “"SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.”

whole week adjective + noun

In this reading “I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.”

some comfort adjective + noun

In this reading “So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.”

All words in this reading · 88

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

afterwardadverbUS /ˈæftərwərd/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

ArmorynounUS /ˈɑːrməri/

a collection of resources

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

BabenounUS /beɪb/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/

bring into balance or equilibrium

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

bandnounUS /bænd/

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

CapenounUS /keɪp/

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

commencementnounUS /kəˈmensmənt/

the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

disappointedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/

plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading They sent ever so many nice messages.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/

past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

gayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

GOESnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

JUNEnounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

Lillian

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

mallnounUS /mɔːl/

a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading They sent ever so many nice messages.

marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

messagesnounUS /ˈmesədʒəz/

plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading They sent ever so many nice messages.

midshipmennounUS /ˈmɪdˈʃɪpmen/

plural of “midshipman” — a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/

not able to be found

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading They sent ever so many nice messages.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

parasols

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/

(of games) engaged in

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading They sent ever so many nice messages.

shipverbUS /ʃɪp/

transport commercially

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

SHODadjectiveUS /ʃɑːd/

wearing footgear

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

SUREadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/

used as intensifiers

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They sent ever so many nice messages.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

uniformsnounUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmz/

plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

wasn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

weighedverbUS /weɪd/

past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading "SHOD GOES SURE" JUNE week has come and gone, but I was not there when the midshipmen went marching by in their white uniforms across the green mall, and the band played and parasols and summer dresses fluttered their gay colors from the Armory to the training ship.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading I did mind, terribly, but it was nothing when weighed in the balance with travelling back to the Cape with him and being with him a whole week.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading So Babe and Lillian went without me, but it was some comfort afterward to hear that the boys all seemed disappointed because I wasn't there.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading Father wrote that he was coming, and would take me home with him if I didn't mind missing commencement.

Chapter 12 of Georgina's Service Stars by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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.

What does chapter 12 of Georgina's Service Stars contain?

Chapter 12 holds 121 sentences of Georgina's Service Stars, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Georgina's Service Stars by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 121 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 12 of Georgina's Service Stars?

Work through the 25 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 25 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 12 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Georgina's Service Stars

Common questions about reading Georgina's Service Stars by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Georgina's Service Stars?

Yes. All 3395 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39641 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Georgina's Service Stars is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #39641, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Georgina's Service Stars take to read?

About 282 minutes of reading across 679 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Georgina's Service Stars section by section

How to work through Georgina's Service Stars section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in Georgina's Service Stars

Words and structures a reader meets early in Georgina's Service Stars, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Georgina
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Georgina's Service Stars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Begins
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Georgina's Service Stars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Memoirs
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Georgina's Service Stars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Crooked
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Georgina's Service Stars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.