Chapter 8 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NANCY KING. The rest of the day passed in a subdued state. The girls hardly knew themselves. They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them. These chains pulled them whenever they moved.
Chapter 8 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading “They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.”
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading “They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “NANCY KING.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “These chains pulled them whenever they moved.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.”
closely encircling
From this reading “They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.”
very small
From this reading “They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “These chains pulled them whenever they moved.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls hardly knew themselves.
only a very short time before
From this reading The girls hardly knew themselves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading NANCY KING.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The girls hardly knew themselves.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading These chains pulled them whenever they moved.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading NANCY KING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading These chains pulled them whenever they moved.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
in a softened tone
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
closely encircling
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The girls hardly knew themselves.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These chains pulled them whenever they moved.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
very small
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading These chains pulled them whenever they moved.
Chapter 8 of Girls of the Forest by L. T. Meade holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 8 holds 439 sentences of Girls of the Forest, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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