Chapter 8 of Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I. "Wait a minute," said she. "I don't hear any noise. Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill." All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
Chapter 8 of Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a convenient manner
From this reading “All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.”
border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
From this reading “All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Wait a minute," said she.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “"I don't hear any noise.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.”
plural of “precinct” — a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading “All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.”
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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 "Wait a minute," said she.
(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 All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I don't hear any noise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
in a convenient manner
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't hear any noise.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
the act of departing
From this reading "Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I don't hear any noise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Wait a minute," said she.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "I don't hear any noise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
plural of “precinct” — a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wait a minute," said she.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, Lib, I'm going to run for it," said I.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait a minute," said she.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Let's think; if we didn't have to go right in front of the door, we could get to the mill."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All this time we were edging ourselves as far away from the dangerous precincts as we conveniently could.
Chapter 8 of Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad by Daphne [Editor] Dale holds 379 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
Chapter 8 holds 379 sentences of Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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