Chapter 30 of Rilla of Ingleside is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Rilla of Ingleside is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding. The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling. Nobody ever knew just why trains stopped at Millward siding. Nobody was ever known to get off there or get on.
Chapter 30 of Rilla of Ingleside is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.”
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.”
a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
From this reading “MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.”
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading “The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.”
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading “Nobody ever knew just why trains stopped at Millward siding.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.
at any time
From this reading Nobody ever knew just why trains stopped at Millward siding.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nobody was ever known to get off there or get on.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
and nothing more
From this reading Nobody ever knew just why trains stopped at Millward siding.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Nobody ever knew just why trains stopped at Millward siding.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Nobody was ever known to get off there or get on.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody ever knew just why trains stopped at Millward siding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Nobody was ever known to get off there or get on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nobody was ever known to get off there or get on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.
having a supporting base
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nobody was ever known to get off there or get on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nobody was ever known to get off there or get on.
create by training and teaching
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading Nobody ever knew just why trains stopped at Millward siding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The August evening was so hot and close that the crowded cars were stifling.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
at the time that
From this reading MATILDA PITTMAN Rilla and Jims were standing on the rear platform of their car when the train stopped at the little Millward siding.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Nobody ever knew just why trains stopped at Millward siding.
Chapter 30 of Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 30 holds 260 sentences of Rilla of Ingleside, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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