Chapter 3 of Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR. GEORGE. Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death. My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of. I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
Chapter 3 of Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.”
plural of “trustee” — a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
From this reading “I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.”
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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 My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
matters of personal concern
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
later than; following
From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
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From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
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From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
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From this reading THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading My father had left his affairs in his hands, and in those of a friend in England--the Mr. Arkwright he had spoken of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Major Buller took me home to his house after my father's death.
plural of “trustee” — a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
From this reading I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE BULLERS--MATILDA TAKES ME UP--WE FALL OUT--MR.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I believe they were both trustees under my mother's marriage settlement.
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