Chapter 8 of Miss Gibbie Gault is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Miss Gibbie Gault is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right." John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also. "I never even tried as much as a sentence. She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her. Does she never run down, never stop talking?"
Chapter 8 of Miss Gibbie Gault is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.”
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading “She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “"I never even tried as much as a sentence.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Does she never run down, never stop talking?"”
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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 JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
(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 JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
in addition
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I never even tried as much as a sentence.
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
next to; at the side of
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does she never run down, never stop talking?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Does she never run down, never stop talking?"
divisible by two
From this reading "I never even tried as much as a sentence.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
a young female
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never even tried as much as a sentence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I never even tried as much as a sentence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never even tried as much as a sentence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Does she never run down, never stop talking?"
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading "I never even tried as much as a sentence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
in or at or to some place
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading She must have some sort of an automatic arrangement somewhere inside of her.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Does she never run down, never stop talking?"
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Does she never run down, never stop talking?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JOHN MAXWELL AND MARY CARY "She's had a good time all right."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "I never even tried as much as a sentence.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading John Maxwell turned to the girl beside him and laughed in the face which looked into his and laughed also.
Chapter 8 of Miss Gibbie Gault by Kate Langley Bosher holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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