Chapter 4 of Ruth Fielding At College is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Ruth Fielding At College is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F. & B. Railroad nearest to Ardmore College. It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants. The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class. Ardmore was a mile from the outskirts of the town.
Chapter 4 of Ruth Fielding At College is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being ten more than thirty
From this reading “It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.”
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.”
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “& B. Railroad nearest to Ardmore College.”
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading “Ardmore was a mile from the outskirts of the town.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “& B. Railroad nearest to Ardmore College.”
closely encircling
From this reading “The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.”
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading “The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.”
In this reading “It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.”
In this reading “It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.”
In this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.”
In this reading “It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.”
In this reading “The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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 It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
Having no one else present.
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading & B. Railroad nearest to Ardmore College.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading & B. Railroad nearest to Ardmore College.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading & B. Railroad nearest to Ardmore College.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ardmore was a mile from the outskirts of the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Ardmore was a mile from the outskirts of the town.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading & B. Railroad nearest to Ardmore College.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading Ardmore was a mile from the outskirts of the town.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading & B. Railroad nearest to Ardmore College.
on the contrary
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.
closely encircling
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It was a small city of some thirty or forty thousand inhabitants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading & B. Railroad nearest to Ardmore College.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Ardmore was a mile from the outskirts of the town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people, not alone in the city but in the surrounding country, were a rather wealthy class.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS Greenburg was the station on the N. Y. F.
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