Chapter 30 of Girls of the True Blue is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Girls of the True Blue is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOWN BY THE WISTARIA. Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits. All was going swimmingly. She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme. The point of danger was practically passed.
Chapter 30 of Girls of the True Blue is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading “Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “The point of danger was practically passed.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a feeling of joy and pride
In this reading “Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.”
put in effect
In this reading “She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 All was going swimmingly.
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DOWN BY THE WISTARIA.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The point of danger was practically passed.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN BY THE WISTARIA.
the act of departing
From this reading All was going swimmingly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.
take the midday meal
From this reading Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.
not any; not one
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The point of danger was practically passed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The point of danger was practically passed.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The point of danger was practically passed.
almost; nearly
From this reading The point of danger was practically passed.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading All was going swimmingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN BY THE WISTARIA.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Augusta came down to lunch in high spirits.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was going swimmingly.
any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
From this reading DOWN BY THE WISTARIA.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have no difficulty now in carrying out her daring scheme.
Chapter 30 of Girls of the True Blue by L. T. Meade holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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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