Chapter 4 of Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thank you, ma'am." Anna Maria was delighted. She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter. Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair. "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
Chapter 4 of Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.”
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Anna Maria was delighted.”
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading “She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.”
greatly pleased
From this reading “Anna Maria was delighted.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"Thank you, ma'am."”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “Anna Maria was delighted.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Thank you, ma'am."”
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 “She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.”
In this reading “Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.”
In this reading “"I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna Maria was delighted.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
greatly pleased
From this reading Anna Maria was delighted.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
of great significance or value
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Thank you, ma'am."
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Anna Maria was delighted.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
above and across; more than
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
sullen or moody
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you, ma'am."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
precisely as stated
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anna Maria was delighted.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the other girls, however, were quite sulky over the affair.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She felt herself a very important personage: besides, she had something new about which to chatter.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I don't see why one of us couldn't do it," said one.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you, ma'am."
Chapter 4 of Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 by Various holds 310 sentences, grouped into 62 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 310 sentences of Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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