Chapter 6 of Head of the Lower School is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Head of the Lower School is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance. Silence settled down. Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible. "Of all the utterly mean young skunks!" "Disgusting!"
Chapter 6 of Head of the Lower School is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading “Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.”
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.”
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading “Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “"Disgusting!"”
in a softened tone
From this reading “Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.”
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading “A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.”
plural of “skunk” — a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “"Of all the utterly mean young skunks!"”
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In this reading “Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.”
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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 A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
(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 "Of all the utterly mean young skunks!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading "Disgusting!"
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Silence settled down.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
in a softened tone
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Of all the utterly mean young skunks!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of all the utterly mean young skunks!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Silence settled down.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence settled down.
plural of “skunk” — a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "Of all the utterly mean young skunks!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE LEADS Ingrid's steps--alert, responsible--died away into distance.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Of all the utterly mean young skunks!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then Sybil drew a long breath, and spoke in accents which were hushed, but audible.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Of all the utterly mean young skunks!"
Chapter 6 of Head of the Lower School by Dorothea Moore holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 6 holds 133 sentences of Head of the Lower School, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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