Chapter 3 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MEG TO THE RESCUE. Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days. He made no attempt at reconciliation. It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense. It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
Chapter 3 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.”
a chronic drinker
From this reading “It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.”
enlarged to an abnormal degree
From this reading “It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “MEG TO THE RESCUE.”
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
From this reading “It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense.”
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading “He made no attempt at reconciliation.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “MEG TO THE RESCUE.”
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading “Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.”
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In this reading “Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.”
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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 It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He made no attempt at reconciliation.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He made no attempt at reconciliation.
a young person of either sex
From this reading It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
a chronic drinker
From this reading It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made no attempt at reconciliation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense.
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From this reading It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made no attempt at reconciliation.
enlarged to an abnormal degree
From this reading It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading MEG TO THE RESCUE.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
From this reading It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense.
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading He made no attempt at reconciliation.
free from harm or evil
From this reading MEG TO THE RESCUE.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading Mr. Standish saw no more of Meg for some days.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed comical that the child should set him down as a drunkard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MEG TO THE RESCUE.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It amused him to think how Meg magnified his offense.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEG TO THE RESCUE.
Chapter 3 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls by Alice Corkran holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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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