Chapter 26 of Girls New and Old is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Girls New and Old is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OPENING IN THE CLIFF. CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back. "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees. "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm. You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
Chapter 26 of Girls New and Old is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “THE OPENING IN THE CLIFF.”
-ing form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “"You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “"You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.”
possessive form of “molly” — popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “"I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.”
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.
In this reading “"You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.”
In this reading “CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.”
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.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading THE OPENING IN THE CLIFF.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
-ing form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OPENING IN THE CLIFF.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
go away from a place
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
possessive form of “molly” — popular aquarium fish
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading THE OPENING IN THE CLIFF.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPENING IN THE CLIFF.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
in the direction of
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
at the time that
From this reading CECIL walked toward the door; Molly was following, when Matilda pulled her back.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading You know how wicked I am, Molly, and that I am not fit to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I won't be left alone in this awful, terrible black storm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shan't leave me," she said, flinging her arms round Molly's knees.
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