Chapter 3 of Girls of Highland Hall is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Girls of Highland Hall is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children. “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run. “They might have known we’d get lost.” “It wasn’t their fault,” said Henrietta. “I should have asked them to wait.
Chapter 3 of Girls of Highland Hall is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““It wasn’t their fault,” said Henrietta.”
for more time
From this reading ““I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ““I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““I should have asked them to wait.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.”
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In this reading ““I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.”
In this reading ““I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.”
In this reading ““They might have known we’d get lost.””
the latest possible moment
In this reading “LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
later than; following
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I should have asked them to wait.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It wasn’t their fault,” said Henrietta.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They might have known we’d get lost.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It wasn’t their fault,” said Henrietta.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “They might have known we’d get lost.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
for more time
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
not any; not one
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It wasn’t their fault,” said Henrietta.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should have asked them to wait.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “It wasn’t their fault,” said Henrietta.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I should have asked them to wait.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I should have asked them to wait.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I think they might have waited for us,” panted Mabel, no longer able to run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It wasn’t their fault,” said Henrietta.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They might have known we’d get lost.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LOST But it is high time we were returning to Chicago to look after the lost Lakeville children.
Chapter 3 of Girls of Highland Hall by Carroll Watson Rankin holds 123 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.
Chapter 3 holds 123 sentences of Girls of Highland Hall, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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