Chapter 13 of Red Rose and Tiger Lily is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Red Rose and Tiger Lily is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POOR MRS. MYRTLE. The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it. She was a splendid girl to go shopping with. She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.
Chapter 13 of Red Rose and Tiger Lily is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.”
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.”
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.”
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
From this reading “MYRTLE.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.”
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading “She was a splendid girl to go shopping with.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “She was a splendid girl to go shopping with.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.
a young female
From this reading She was a splendid girl to go shopping with.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She was a splendid girl to go shopping with.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
engage in
From this reading She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading POOR MRS.
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
From this reading MYRTLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading POOR MRS.
with speed
From this reading She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading She was a splendid girl to go shopping with.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading She was a splendid girl to go shopping with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls spent a busy morning in Nortonbury, and if Annie had any care on her mind she certainly did not show it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a splendid girl to go shopping with.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She could make up her mind quickly with regard to the exact material she required.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a splendid girl to go shopping with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a splendid girl to go shopping with.
Chapter 13 of Red Rose and Tiger Lily by L. T. Meade holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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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