Chapter 23 of Mimi at Sheridan School is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Mimi at Sheridan School is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned. Disaster and confusion all about. The beautiful lawn ruined. Girls were buzzing. They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.
Chapter 23 of Mimi at Sheridan School is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading “Girls were buzzing.”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “Disaster and confusion all about.”
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading “WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “The beautiful lawn ruined.”
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
From this reading “WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “The beautiful lawn ruined.”
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.”
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.
stay clear of, avoid
In this reading “They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Disaster and confusion all about.
(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 WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The beautiful lawn ruined.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading Girls were buzzing.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Disaster and confusion all about.
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading Disaster and confusion all about.
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
to or in any or all places
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
start firing a weapon
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Girls were buzzing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.
intense and profound fear
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The beautiful lawn ruined.
most important element
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
as might be expected
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.
on the contrary
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading The beautiful lawn ruined.
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been ordered to stay away from the ruins.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Girls were buzzing.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED AWAY Regardless of the fact that Mimi would rather forget the fire and all the horror that went with it, naturally the fire was the main discussion everywhere she turned.
Chapter 23 of Mimi at Sheridan School by Anne Pence Davis holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 23 holds 129 sentences of Mimi at Sheridan School, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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