Chapter 4 of Lucile Triumphant is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Lucile Triumphant is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying. "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian." The girls leaned forward eagerly. "What about her?" they demanded. "Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.
Chapter 4 of Lucile Triumphant is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.”
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading “COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"What about her?" they demanded.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “The girls leaned forward eagerly.”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “"I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “The girls leaned forward eagerly.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “"Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “"Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about her?" they demanded.
(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 "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What about her?" they demanded.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading The girls leaned forward eagerly.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The girls leaned forward eagerly.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls leaned forward eagerly.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What about her?" they demanded.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
and nothing more
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The girls leaned forward eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
precisely, exactly
From this reading COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying.
express in speech
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What about her?" they demanded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "Oh, Lucy, don't keep us waiting," begged Marjorie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What about her?" they demanded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I did call you all together just to speak of our guardian."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COUNTING THE HOURS "You're right, Margaret," Lucile was saying.
Chapter 4 of Lucile Triumphant by Elizabeth M. Duffield holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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