Chapter 14 of Miss Ashton's New Pupil is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Miss Ashton's New Pupil is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KATE UNDERWOOD'S APOLOGIES. The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave. "What's gone wrong? Who has been making trouble? Look at the girls that belong to the Demosthenic Club!
Chapter 14 of Miss Ashton's New Pupil is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading “KATE UNDERWOOD'S APOLOGIES.”
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading “The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Look at the girls that belong to the Demosthenic Club!”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “Look at the girls that belong to the Demosthenic Club!”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.”
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading “The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.”
plural of “tableau” — a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
From this reading “The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.”
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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 The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
later than; following
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
plural of “apology” — an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading KATE UNDERWOOD'S APOLOGIES.
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the girls that belong to the Demosthenic Club!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Who has been making trouble?
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Look at the girls that belong to the Demosthenic Club!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Look at the girls that belong to the Demosthenic Club!
of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory
From this reading Look at the girls that belong to the Demosthenic Club!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Look at the girls that belong to the Demosthenic Club!
destroyed or killed
From this reading "What's gone wrong?
death of a person
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who has been making trouble?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
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From this reading KATE UNDERWOOD'S APOLOGIES.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at the girls that belong to the Demosthenic Club!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Who has been making trouble?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
being perceived or observed
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
plural of “tableau” — a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Look at the girls that belong to the Demosthenic Club!
a source of difficulty
From this reading Who has been making trouble?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KATE UNDERWOOD'S APOLOGIES.
precisely as stated
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's gone wrong?
at the time that
From this reading The scholars noticed that when Miss Ashton came into the hall a few nights after the Friday evening tableaux she looked very grave.
which person or people
From this reading Who has been making trouble?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "What's gone wrong?
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