Chapter 26 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 26 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.
BEFORE THE PICTURE. Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm. She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper. Sir Malcolm had been ailing during the winter. "She could not leave him yet," she told her lover.
Chapter 26 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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somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading “Sir Malcolm had been ailing during the winter.”
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading “Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.”
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.”
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading “Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.”
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In this reading “She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.”
In this reading “Sir Malcolm had been ailing during the winter.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading Sir Malcolm had been ailing during the winter.
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sir Malcolm had been ailing during the winter.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE PICTURE.
pledged to be married
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "She could not leave him yet," she told her lover.
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Sir Malcolm had been ailing during the winter.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
go away from a place
From this reading "She could not leave him yet," she told her lover.
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "She could not leave him yet," she told her lover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She could not leave him yet," she told her lover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading BEFORE THE PICTURE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
term of address for a man
From this reading Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE PICTURE.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meg delayed announcing the news of her engagement to Sir Malcolm.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "She could not leave him yet," she told her lover.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
which person or people
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Sir Malcolm had been ailing during the winter.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading She feared the effect upon him of hearing that she had betrothed herself to the man who had written those attacks in the local newspaper.
but in spite of that
From this reading "She could not leave him yet," she told her lover.
Chapter 26 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.
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