Chapter 15 of Queensland Cousins is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Queensland Cousins is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO IS IN THE BOAT? "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once. We might have been rather frightened of you." Miss Chase smiled. She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
Chapter 15 of Queensland Cousins is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accomplishment” — the action of accomplishing something
From this reading “"Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “WHO IS IN THE BOAT?”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “"Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “"Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.”
made afraid
From this reading “We might have been rather frightened of you."”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.”
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading “She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.”
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plural of “accomplishment” — the action of accomplishing something
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
(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 "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We might have been rather frightened of you."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading WHO IS IN THE BOAT?
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
made afraid
From this reading We might have been rather frightened of you."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We might have been rather frightened of you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHO IS IN THE BOAT?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO IS IN THE BOAT?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might have been rather frightened of you."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We might have been rather frightened of you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
on one occasion
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
on the contrary
From this reading We might have been rather frightened of you."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Miss Chase smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO IS IN THE BOAT?
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was looking very pale, and unlike her usual bright self.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might have been rather frightened of you."
which person or people
From this reading WHO IS IN THE BOAT?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Really, Miss Chase," said Bob next morning, "I'm glad you didn't burst all your accomplishments on us at once.
Chapter 15 of Queensland Cousins by Eleanor Luisa Haverfield holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 15 holds 133 sentences of Queensland Cousins, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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