Chapter 8 of Interrupted is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Interrupted is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAKING OPPORTUNITIES. THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy. They had work to do. A common interest possessed them. They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
Chapter 8 of Interrupted is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “A common interest possessed them.”
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading “THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.”
plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “MAKING OPPORTUNITIES.”
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading “THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.”
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading “A common interest possessed them.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.”
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 “THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.”
In this reading “A common interest possessed them.”
In this reading “They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.”
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 THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading A common interest possessed them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They had work to do.
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had work to do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading A common interest possessed them.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading MAKING OPPORTUNITIES.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading MAKING OPPORTUNITIES.
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading A common interest possessed them.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A common interest possessed them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had work to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had work to do.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They had work to do.
Chapter 8 of Interrupted by Pansy holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 141 sentences of Interrupted, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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