Chapter 8 of Greycliff Heroines is here in full — 205 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 8 of Greycliff Heroines is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?” “Yes, Cathalina. I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.” “Yes, I am. What shall we wear?”
Chapter 8 of Greycliff Heroines is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.””
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.””
United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
From this reading “I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.””
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading “THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?””
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?””
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.””
be dressed in
From this reading “What shall we wear?””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, Cathalina.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, I am.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Cathalina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?”
the act of departing
From this reading THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?”
United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
From this reading I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?”
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall we wear?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What shall we wear?”
be dressed in
From this reading What shall we wear?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall we wear?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can guess whom you are going with—Captain Van Horne.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Cathalina.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MILITARY RECEPTION “Are you going with Donald Hilton, Betty?”
Chapter 8 of Greycliff Heroines by Harriet Pyne Grove holds 205 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.
Chapter 8 holds 205 sentences of Greycliff Heroines, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Greycliff Heroines by Harriet Pyne Grove exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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