Chapter 8 of Miss Ashton's New Pupil is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Miss Ashton's New Pupil is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEMOSTHENIC CLUB. "Well! what of that! If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls? I don't see!" This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
Chapter 8 of Miss Ashton's New Pupil is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “DEMOSTHENIC CLUB.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?”
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading “If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.”
plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?”
signal by winking
From this reading “If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?”
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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 This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading DEMOSTHENIC CLUB.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory
From this reading DEMOSTHENIC CLUB.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't see!"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't see!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well! what of that!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
express in words
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don't see!"
plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well! what of that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is what Jenny Barton said one evening to a group of girls out in the pretty grove back of the academy building.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well! what of that!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well! what of that!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
signal by winking
From this reading If college boys can have secret societies, and the Faculties, to say the least, wink at them, why can't academy girls?
Chapter 8 of Miss Ashton's New Pupil by Sarah Stuart Robbins holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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