Chapter 20 of Girls of Highland Hall is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Girls of Highland Hall is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place. “Her name is—Ah! I’ve forgotten it. No, Miss—er—Miss Flower. That’s it.
Chapter 20 of Girls of Highland Hall is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.”
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “No, Miss—er—Miss Flower.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I’ve forgotten it.”
full of or producing joy
From this reading “A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.”
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading “A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.”
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading “A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.”
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In this reading “A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.”
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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 A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
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From this reading “Her name is—Ah!
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading No, Miss—er—Miss Flower.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading No, Miss—er—Miss Flower.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I’ve forgotten it.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Her name is—Ah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve forgotten it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Her name is—Ah!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ve forgotten it.
full of or producing joy
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
immediately past
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading No, Miss—er—Miss Flower.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Her name is—Ah!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
not any; not one
From this reading No, Miss—er—Miss Flower.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
not in physical motion
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
carry out
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A JOYFUL SURPRISE Marjory was still more or less in disgrace the day that Doctor Rhodes announced that at last he had secured a new French teacher to take Madame Bolande’s place.
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