Chapter 4 of Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain. "Ben, we must go housekeeping. It's an outrage to board, with a girl Lilly's age. Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself! It's not even delicate."
Chapter 4 of Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “"Ben, we must go housekeeping.”
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “It's not even delicate."”
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.”
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading “"Ben, we must go housekeeping.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “It's an outrage to board, with a girl Lilly's age.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!”
resist doing something
From this reading “This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.”
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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 This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
how long something has existed
From this reading It's an outrage to board, with a girl Lilly's age.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It's an outrage to board, with a girl Lilly's age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "Ben, we must go housekeeping.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading It's an outrage to board, with a girl Lilly's age.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading It's not even delicate."
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
divisible by two
From this reading It's not even delicate."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
a young female
From this reading It's an outrage to board, with a girl Lilly's age.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Ben, we must go housekeeping.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading "Ben, we must go housekeeping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's an outrage to board, with a girl Lilly's age.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's an outrage to board, with a girl Lilly's age.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Ben, we must go housekeeping.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading It's an outrage to board, with a girl Lilly's age.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
resist doing something
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ben, we must go housekeeping.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It's an outrage to board, with a girl Lilly's age.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Not as much as a parlor for her to bring her friends, and a great big girl like her without a room to herself!
a late time of life
From this reading This episode marked the beginning of what was to be a three years' refrain.
Chapter 4 of Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl by Fannie Hurst holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 4 holds 159 sentences of Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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