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MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove. Perhaps she could find a hickory nut. On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with. “Come on, Lill,” said Mabel. “Let’s go down to the grove.”
Chapter 10 of Girls of Highland Hall is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.”
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading “Perhaps she could find a hickory nut.”
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading “Perhaps she could find a hickory nut.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.”
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.”
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading “On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.”
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In this reading “On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading ““Let’s go down to the grove.””
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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 MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on, Lill,” said Mabel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Perhaps she could find a hickory nut.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
recognizable; marked
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Let’s go down to the grove.”
a social unit living together
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Perhaps she could find a hickory nut.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Let’s go down to the grove.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading Perhaps she could find a hickory nut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s go down to the grove.”
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From this reading “Come on, Lill,” said Mabel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading Perhaps she could find a hickory nut.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps she could find a hickory nut.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come on, Lill,” said Mabel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps she could find a hickory nut.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
carry out
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading On the veranda she overtook little Lillian Thwaite, obviously waiting for some one to walk with.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MABEL FINDS A FAMILY Mabel, with a long afternoon before her and tempted by the pleasant day, decided to take a walk in the grove.
Chapter 10 of Girls of Highland Hall by Carroll Watson Rankin holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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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