Chapter 10 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REBELLION. The second week of the holidays had come. For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley. The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation. Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
Chapter 10 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harsh criticism or disapproval
From this reading “Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.”
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading “The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.”
possessing or existing in bodily form
From this reading “Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.”
a state of separation between persons or groups
From this reading “The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.”
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.”
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading “Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.”
limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
From this reading “The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.”
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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 For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
(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 Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
Having no one else present.
From this reading For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
harsh criticism or disapproval
From this reading Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.
the property of being moderately cold
From this reading The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The second week of the holidays had come.
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.
possessing or existing in bodily form
From this reading Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The second week of the holidays had come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The second week of the holidays had come.
a state of separation between persons or groups
From this reading The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second week of the holidays had come.
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading Miss Grantley affected her like the embodied quintessence of censure upon all her moods and actions.
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading REBELLION.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second week of the holidays had come.
limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
From this reading The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading The self-centered chilliness of the English teacher deepened the solitary child's sense of isolation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second week of the holidays had come.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The second week of the holidays had come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For close upon a fortnight Meg had been alone with Miss Grantley.
Chapter 10 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls by Alice Corkran 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.
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