Chapter 11 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AWAY. The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke. The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed. In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late? Were the servants stirring?
Chapter 11 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.”
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
From this reading “The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.”
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “Were the servants stirring?”
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading “In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.”
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 “The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.”
be highly noticeable
In this reading “The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.”
In this reading “In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?”
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 The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AWAY.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
in a confused manner
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Were the servants stirring?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Were the servants stirring?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
a shaky motion
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
not provided with curtains
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading The sense of something to be done confusedly urged itself upon her mind, and she jumped out of bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were the servants stirring?
at the time that
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The day had shot a golden arrow across the uncurtained window of the dormitory when Meg awoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a flash she remembered everything, and with trembling trepidation she asked herself was she late?
Chapter 11 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls by Alice Corkran holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 11 holds 174 sentences of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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