Molly Brown's Freshman Days

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Molly Brown's Freshman Days is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THREE FRIENDS.

Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

It was a dismal cold morning.

A fine snow was falling and she shivered as she tied a scarf around her head, threw her long gray eiderdown cape over her shoulders and slipped from the room, without waking her friend, who was weary after the excitements of the day before.

Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

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Molly Brown's Freshman Days

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Molly Brown's Freshman Days is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THREE FRIENDS.

/θriː frendz/

Line 2

Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

/næns wɑːz stɪl saʊnd əˈsliːp wen ˈmɑːli krept frʌm hɜːr bed ənd drest hərˈself/

Line 3

It was a dismal cold morning.

/ɪt wɑːz ə ˈdɪzməl koʊld ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

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Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Athletic adjective US /æθˈletɪk/

relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

From this reading “Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.”

campus noun US /ˈkæmpəs/

a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

From this reading “Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.”

dismal adjective US /ˈdɪzməl/

causing dejection

From this reading “It was a dismal cold morning.”

lending noun US /ˈlendɪŋ/

disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned

From this reading “Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.”

Nance noun US /næns/

offensive term for a homosexual man

From this reading “Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.”

scarf noun US /skɑːrf/

a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

From this reading “A fine snow was falling and she shivered as she tied a scarf around her head, threw her long gray eiderdown cape over her shoulders and slipped from the room, without waking her friend, who was weary after the excitements of the day before.”

shivered verb US /ˈʃɪvərd/

past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

swiftness noun US /ˈswɪftnəs/

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

From this reading “Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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slipped from verb + particle counted as “slip from”

In this reading “A fine snow was falling and she shivered as she tied a scarf around her head, threw her long gray eiderdown cape over her shoulders and slipped from the room, without waking her friend, who was weary after the excitements of the day before.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was a dismal cold morning.

AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading A fine snow was falling and she shivered as she tied a scarf around her head, threw her long gray eiderdown cape over her shoulders and slipped from the room, without waking her friend, who was weary after the excitements of the day before.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/

in a state of sleep

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

AthleticadjectiveUS /æθˈletɪk/

relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

campusnounUS /ˈkæmpəs/

a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

capenounUS /keɪp/

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading It was a dismal cold morning.

creptverbUS /krept/

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/

causing dejection

From this reading It was a dismal cold morning.

dressedadjectiveUS /drest/

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

eiderdownnoun

a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider

excitements

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/

decreasing in amount or degree

FieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

FRIENDSnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading THREE FRIENDS.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

graynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/

past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a dismal cold morning.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

lendingnounUS /ˈlendɪŋ/

disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/

popular aquarium fish

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was a dismal cold morning.

NancenounUS /næns/

offensive term for a homosexual man

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

scarfnounUS /skɑːrf/

a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/

past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

slippedverbUS /slɪpt/

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

swiftnessnounUS /ˈswɪftnəs/

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

THREEnounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading THREE FRIENDS.

threwverbUS /θruː/

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/

bound or secured closely

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Nance was still sound asleep when Molly crept from her bed and dressed herself.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

wind-swept

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Across the wind-swept campus she hastened, anxiety lending swiftness to her steps, and at last reached the Athletic Field.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

Chapter 19 of Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Nell Speed holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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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