Chapter 26 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"YOU ARE NOT TO TELL." Pauline was certainly better, although she was not what she was before. In body she was to all appearance quite well. She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull. She seldom laughed; she took little interest in anything.
Chapter 26 of Girls of the Forest is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “Pauline was certainly better, although she was not what she was before.”
not often
From this reading “She seldom laughed; she took little interest in anything.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.”
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(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 In body she was to all appearance quite well.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Pauline was certainly better, although she was not what she was before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
any thing at all
From this reading She seldom laughed; she took little interest in anything.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading In body she was to all appearance quite well.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "YOU ARE NOT TO TELL."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Pauline was certainly better, although she was not what she was before.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Pauline was certainly better, although she was not what she was before.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading In body she was to all appearance quite well.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Pauline was certainly better, although she was not what she was before.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In body she was to all appearance quite well.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading She seldom laughed; she took little interest in anything.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She seldom laughed; she took little interest in anything.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She seldom laughed; she took little interest in anything.
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 She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "YOU ARE NOT TO TELL."
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading Pauline was certainly better, although she was not what she was before.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In body she was to all appearance quite well.
not often
From this reading She seldom laughed; she took little interest in anything.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pauline was certainly better, although she was not what she was before.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
deeply or completely
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
express in words
From this reading "YOU ARE NOT TO TELL."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "YOU ARE NOT TO TELL."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading She ate heartily, took long walks, and slept soundly at night; but she was dull.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pauline was certainly better, although she was not what she was before.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading In body she was to all appearance quite well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Pauline was certainly better, although she was not what she was before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU ARE NOT TO TELL."
Chapter 26 of Girls of the Forest by L. T. Meade holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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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