Chapter 23 of Six Girls: A Home Story is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Six Girls: A Home Story is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE. "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?" "Yes, sir." "And Roger must go abroad, alone?" "I suppose so, if he goes at all."
Chapter 23 of Six Girls: A Home Story is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “"And Roger must go abroad, alone?"”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “"I suppose so, if he goes at all."”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “"And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"”
express a supposition
From this reading “"I suppose so, if he goes at all."”
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading "And Roger must go abroad, alone?"
(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 "I suppose so, if he goes at all."
Having no one else present.
From this reading "And Roger must go abroad, alone?"
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I suppose so, if he goes at all."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And Roger must go abroad, alone?"
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "I suppose so, if he goes at all."
the act of departing
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose so, if he goes at all."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose so, if he goes at all."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I suppose so, if he goes at all."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And Roger must go abroad, alone?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Roger must go abroad, alone?"
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I suppose so, if he goes at all."
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose so, if he goes at all."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN GOD DREW NEAR AMONG HIS OWN TO CHOOSE.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And is that the word you are going to send back, Olive?"
Chapter 23 of Six Girls: A Home Story by Fannie Belle Irving holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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