Chapter 3 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HANDFUL. The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking. A look of contentment came into Verena's face. She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably. "There never was anybody like you, nursey," she said.
Chapter 3 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “"There never was anybody like you, nursey," she said.”
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.”
happiness with one's situation in life
From this reading “A look of contentment came into Verena's face.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.”
a small number or amount
From this reading “A HANDFUL.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.”
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading “She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.”
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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 HANDFUL.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
any person at all
From this reading "There never was anybody like you, nursey," she said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A look of contentment came into Verena's face.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
happiness with one's situation in life
From this reading A look of contentment came into Verena's face.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A look of contentment came into Verena's face.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.
a small number or amount
From this reading A HANDFUL.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A look of contentment came into Verena's face.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There never was anybody like you, nursey," she said.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A look of contentment came into Verena's face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.
engage in
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "There never was anybody like you, nursey," she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.
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From this reading "There never was anybody like you, nursey," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A look of contentment came into Verena's face.
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There never was anybody like you, nursey," she said.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She shook herself to make sure she was all there; she pinched herself to be certain that she was not dreaming; then she settled down comfortably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A look of contentment came into Verena's face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.
during the time that
From this reading The girls looked full at nurse while she was talking.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There never was anybody like you, nursey," she said.
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