Chapter 10 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert. After tea they paired off, glad to see each other. She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her. Two girls glanced at her, looked at each other. "Is she doing it for fun?"
Chapter 10 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “"Is she doing it for fun?"”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Two girls glanced at her, looked at each other.”
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading “More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.”
occurring in pairs or as a pair
From this reading “After tea they paired off, glad to see each other.”
in a polite manner
From this reading “More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.”
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading “More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.”
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later than; following
From this reading After tea they paired off, glad to see each other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Is she doing it for fun?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading After tea they paired off, glad to see each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Is she doing it for fun?"
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading "Is she doing it for fun?"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading After tea they paired off, glad to see each other.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Two girls glanced at her, looked at each other.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is she doing it for fun?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is she doing it for fun?"
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Two girls glanced at her, looked at each other.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After tea they paired off, glad to see each other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading After tea they paired off, glad to see each other.
occurring in pairs or as a pair
From this reading After tea they paired off, glad to see each other.
in a polite manner
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
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From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading After tea they paired off, glad to see each other.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading After tea they paired off, glad to see each other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat in the corner of the schoolroom reading the new green Shakespeare that Roddy had given her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After tea they paired off, glad to see each other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two girls glanced at her, looked at each other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading More girls, pretending not to look at you; talking politely to Miss Lambert.
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