Chapter 8 of Seven Little Australians is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Seven Little Australians is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Consequences "However could you do it? Some day, no doubt, you'll rue it!" Meg's troubles were not quite over, however, even yet. When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her. "Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.
Chapter 8 of Seven Little Australians is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “Consequences "However could you do it?”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.”
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading “Some day, no doubt, you'll rue it!"”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “"Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “Meg's troubles were not quite over, however, even yet.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “"Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.”
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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 "Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Consequences "However could you do it?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Consequences "However could you do it?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some day, no doubt, you'll rue it!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Consequences "However could you do it?
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Some day, no doubt, you'll rue it!"
divisible by two
From this reading Meg's troubles were not quite over, however, even yet.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Consequences "However could you do it?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Consequences "However could you do it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meg's troubles were not quite over, however, even yet.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
not any; not one
From this reading Some day, no doubt, you'll rue it!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Meg's troubles were not quite over, however, even yet.
above and across; more than
From this reading Meg's troubles were not quite over, however, even yet.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Meg's troubles were not quite over, however, even yet.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading Some day, no doubt, you'll rue it!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading "Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some day, no doubt, you'll rue it!"
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading Meg's troubles were not quite over, however, even yet.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Meg's troubles were not quite over, however, even yet.
at the time that
From this reading When she got into the house Nellie met her in the hall and stared at her.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Where have you been?" she said, a slow wonder in her round eyes.
but in spite of that
From this reading Meg's troubles were not quite over, however, even yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Consequences "However could you do it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some day, no doubt, you'll rue it!"
Chapter 8 of Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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 8 holds 46 sentences of Seven Little Australians, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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