Chapter 6 of Girls New and Old is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Girls New and Old is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. LAVENDER'S PLAN. WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed. She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair. Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.
Chapter 6 of Girls New and Old is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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greatly desired
From this reading “Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “LAVENDER'S PLAN.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.”
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading “She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.”
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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 She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
furnished with or authorized by a certificate: "certificated teachers"
From this reading Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
greatly desired
From this reading Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
set up or found
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAVENDER'S PLAN.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
a particular point in time
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading LAVENDER'S PLAN.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.
with speed
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
an educational institution
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
a person, without saying who
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading She had had a moment of strong and vigorous hope; this had been changed as quickly to despair.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN Cecil found herself outside the gates of Miss Pinchin's school, she felt exactly like someone on whom the gates of Paradise had been closed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Miss Pinchin would have given her the coveted post, had she been certificated.
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