Chapter 4 of Greenacre Girls is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Greenacre Girls is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly. "What do you mean?" "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods. I’m going to miss the girls most of all." "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
Chapter 4 of Greenacre Girls is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “"Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “"What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “"Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “"What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “"Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.”
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading “"What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.”
in a soothing manner
From this reading “"Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “"Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.”
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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 I’m going to miss the girls most of all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
(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 "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I’m going to miss the girls most of all."
the act of giving
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
the act of departing
From this reading I’m going to miss the girls most of all."
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m going to miss the girls most of all."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I’m going to miss the girls most of all."
used to form the superlative
From this reading I’m going to miss the girls most of all."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading "What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
in a soothing manner
From this reading "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.
a special situation
From this reading "What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
(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 "Well, we don’t like losing everything any better than you do, Helen," Jean said soothingly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What sort of thing?" asked Kit, on the offensive instantly.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Giving up everything we’ve been used to, and living out here in the woods.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean?"
Chapter 4 of Greenacre Girls by Izola L. (Izola Louise) Forrester holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 412 sentences of Greenacre Girls, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Greenacre Girls by Izola L. (Izola Louise) Forrester exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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