Chapter 8 of Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FAMILY HISTORY. "We are not really connected," Mrs. Buller began. "She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins. That's all. But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
Chapter 8 of Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.”
being joined in close association
From this reading “"We are not really connected," Mrs. Buller began.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “A FAMILY HISTORY.”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “A FAMILY HISTORY.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “"She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.”
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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 A FAMILY HISTORY.
in the past
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
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From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
(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 That's all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are not really connected," Mrs. Buller began.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "We are not really connected," Mrs. Buller began.
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From this reading "We are not really connected," Mrs. Buller began.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
being joined in close association
From this reading "We are not really connected," Mrs. Buller began.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.
a social unit living together
From this reading A FAMILY HISTORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading A FAMILY HISTORY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.
joined in matrimony
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "We are not really connected," Mrs. Buller began.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We are not really connected," Mrs. Buller began.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "We are not really connected," Mrs. Buller began.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is Margery's great-grandmother, and Margery and I are second cousins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I knew her long ago, before my poor cousin Alice married Captain Vandaleur.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are not really connected," Mrs. Buller began.
Chapter 8 of Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls by Juliana Horatia Ewing holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 127 sentences of Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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