Chapter 15 of Half a Dozen Girls is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Half a Dozen Girls is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOB GOES TO A FUNERAL. "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture. "No, nor you either, Alan," said Jessie. "They do, now honestly. If you heat them up real hot, they smell just like roast oysters.
Chapter 15 of Half a Dozen Girls is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of the highest quality
From this reading “"Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.”
an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
From this reading “"Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.”
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading “"Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.”
of a color intermediate between red and blue
From this reading “"Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.”
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading “"Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.”
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
From this reading “"Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.”
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading “"Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.”
-ing form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “"Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.”
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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 JOB GOES TO A FUNERAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
one or the other of two
From this reading "No, nor you either, Alan," said Jessie.
of the highest quality
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading JOB GOES TO A FUNERAL.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading JOB GOES TO A FUNERAL.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading If you heat them up real hot, they smell just like roast oysters.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading "They do, now honestly.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading If you heat them up real hot, they smell just like roast oysters.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you heat them up real hot, they smell just like roast oysters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, nor you either, Alan," said Jessie.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading JOB GOES TO A FUNERAL.
and nothing more
From this reading If you heat them up real hot, they smell just like roast oysters.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
staying power
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you heat them up real hot, they smell just like roast oysters.
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, nor you either, Alan," said Jessie.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "No, nor you either, Alan," said Jessie.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "They do, now honestly.
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
of a color intermediate between red and blue
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading If you heat them up real hot, they smell just like roast oysters.
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, nor you either, Alan," said Jessie.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading If you heat them up real hot, they smell just like roast oysters.
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you heat them up real hot, they smell just like roast oysters.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They do, now honestly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOB GOES TO A FUNERAL.
-ing form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If you heat them up real hot, they smell just like roast oysters.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know what a first-rate substitute for roast oysters these are?" asked Alan, twirling the great metal spider with purplish back and spiral wire legs that hung from the gas fixture.
Chapter 15 of Half a Dozen Girls by Anna Chapin Ray holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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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