Chapter 8 of Sarah's School Friend is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Sarah's School Friend is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HORATIA. So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room. 'What are you sighing for, Sarah? One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner. Was it in honour of little, insignificant me?
Chapter 8 of Sarah's School Friend is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.”
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.”
signifying nothing
From this reading “Was it in honour of little, insignificant me?”
a person who is very poor
From this reading “One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.”
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “'What are you sighing for, Sarah?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'What are you sighing for, Sarah?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'What are you sighing for, Sarah?
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
the state of being honored
From this reading Was it in honour of little, insignificant me?
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From this reading HORATIA.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was it in honour of little, insignificant me?
signifying nothing
From this reading Was it in honour of little, insignificant me?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
and nothing more
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
immediately past
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Was it in honour of little, insignificant me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was it in honour of little, insignificant me?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
above and across; more than
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
a person who is very poor
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading 'What are you sighing for, Sarah?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the dinner was over, and Sarah heaved a great sigh of relief as the two followed Mrs Clay to the drawing-room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What are you sighing for, Sarah?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'What are you sighing for, Sarah?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One would think you had just discovered that you were a pauper, and had eaten your last grand dinner; for it was a grand dinner.
Chapter 8 of Sarah's School Friend by May Baldwin holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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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