Chapter 2 of Schoolgirl rivals is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Schoolgirl rivals is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child. You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want? It's a straightforward run now to Easthampton." "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me. I'll sure never forget it."
Chapter 2 of Schoolgirl rivals is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I'll sure never forget it."”
a farewell remark
From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child.”
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “It's a straightforward run now to Easthampton."”
free from ambiguity
From this reading “It's a straightforward run now to Easthampton."”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.”
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading “"Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?”
In this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child.”
In this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child.”
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's a straightforward run now to Easthampton."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
a young person of either sex
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child.
dearly loved
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a straightforward run now to Easthampton."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I'll sure never forget it."
a farewell remark
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll sure never forget it."
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll sure never forget it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a straightforward run now to Easthampton."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS "Good-Bye, my dear child.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I'll sure never forget it."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It's a straightforward run now to Easthampton."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
precisely, exactly
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It's a straightforward run now to Easthampton."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
free from ambiguity
From this reading It's a straightforward run now to Easthampton."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's a straightforward run now to Easthampton."
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are quite sure you will be all right and have everything you want?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh yes, I shall be quite all right, Mrs. Wade, and thank you very much for all the trouble you've taken with me.
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