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Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound

Chapter IX · Queer Folks

Chapter IX of Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound, “Queer Folks,” is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.
Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.
But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.
She had not used the German language as much as she had French.
Nevertheless she remembered quite clearly what she had learned of it.
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Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound

Chapter IX · Queer Folks

Chapter IX of Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound, “Queer Folks,” is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.
/ɪn skuːl ruːθ ˈfiːldɪŋ ənd hɜːr ˈklæsmeɪts hæd ˈteɪkən ˈdʒɜːrmən dʒʌst æz ðeɪ hæd frentʃ/
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Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.
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But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.
/bʌt ðə ɡɜːrl ʌv ðə red mɪl ˈseldəm fərˈɡɑːt ˈeniθɪŋ ʃiː lɜːrnd wel/
Line 4
She had not used the German language as much as she had French.
/ʃiː hæd nɑːt juːzd ðə ˈdʒɜːrmən ˈlæŋɡwədʒ æz mʌtʃ æz ʃiː hæd frentʃ/
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Nevertheless she remembered quite clearly what she had learned of it.
/ˌnevərðəˈles ʃiː rɪˈmembərd kwaɪt ˈklɪrli wʌt ʃiː hæd lɜːrnd ʌv ɪt/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

classmates noun US /ˈklæsmeɪts/

plural of “classmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with

From this reading “In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.”

clearly adverb US /ˈklɪrli/

without doubt or question

From this reading “Nevertheless she remembered quite clearly what she had learned of it.”

Fielding noun US /ˈfiːldɪŋ/

(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field

From this reading “In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.”

Mill verb US /mɪl/

move about in a confused manner

From this reading “But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.”

Nevertheless adverb US /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading “Nevertheless she remembered quite clearly what she had learned of it.”

Ruth noun US /ruːθ/

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading “In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.”

seldom adverb US /ˈseldəm/

not often

From this reading “But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.”

system noun US /ˈsɪstəm/

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading “Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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much better adverb + adjective

In this reading “Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.

classmatesnounUS /ˈklæsmeɪts/

plural of “classmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

clearlyadverbUS /ˈklɪrli/

without doubt or question

From this reading Nevertheless she remembered quite clearly what she had learned of it.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

FieldingnounUS /ˈfiːldɪŋ/

(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/

a person of German nationality

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

Jennie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.

MillverbUS /mɪl/

move about in a confused manner

From this reading But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Nevertheless she remembered quite clearly what she had learned of it.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had not used the German language as much as she had French.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Nevertheless she remembered quite clearly what she had learned of it.

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Nevertheless she remembered quite clearly what she had learned of it.

RuthnounUS /ruːθ/

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/

not often

From this reading But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

StonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

systemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In school Ruth Fielding and her classmates had taken German just as they had French.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading She had not used the German language as much as she had French.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Jennie Stone often said she had forgotten the former language just as fast as she could and had felt much better after it was out of her system.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading But the girl of the Red Mill seldom forgot anything she learned well.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Nevertheless she remembered quite clearly what she had learned of it.

Chapter 9 of Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound by Alice B. Emerson holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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Chapter 9 holds 123 sentences of Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.

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