Chapter 16 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARTY. Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie. The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend. Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given. There were to be theatricals.
Chapter 16 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading “The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.”
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
From this reading “The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.”
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading “The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.”
for a short time
From this reading “Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.”
with low volume
From this reading “The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.”
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.
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.”
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 Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.
in addition
From this reading Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
above and across; more than
From this reading Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE PARTY.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.
for a short time
From this reading Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.
with low volume
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were to be theatricals.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were to be theatricals.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Meg thought that a change had come over Elsie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Elsie's mind had also become full of a school-party that was shortly to be given.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child was attentive at her lessons, and softly dependent upon the protection of her friend.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were to be theatricals.
Chapter 16 of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls by Alice Corkran holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 16 holds 155 sentences of Meg's Friend: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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