Chapter 12 of My New Home is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of My New Home is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes. 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur. If it is, she must be nice. I almost think I should like her very much.' A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
Chapter 12 of My New Home is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “If it is, she must be nice.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.”
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a girl or young woman who is unmarried
In this reading “AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.”
In this reading “AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.”
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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 AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I almost think I should like her very much.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it is, she must be nice.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
opinion or judgment
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
a young female
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I almost think I should like her very much.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I almost think I should like her very much.'
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I almost think I should like her very much.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If it is, she must be nice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading If it is, she must be nice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If it is, she must be nice.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I almost think I should like her very much.'
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I almost think I should like her very much.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.
precisely as stated
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A door in this room led into a dressing-room, which next caught my attention.
which person or people
From this reading 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading 'I wonder who it is,' I thought to myself, 'I wonder if it is Mrs. Vandeleur.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading AN ARRIVAL It was the portrait of a young girl,--a very sweet face with soft, half-timid looking eyes.
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