Chapter 6 of That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July. When’s my birthday, Adee?” Eliza had never foreseen such a question. She could not reply at first. “When was I born, Adee?”
Chapter 6 of That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “When’s my birthday, Adee?””
brought into existence
From this reading ““Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.”
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading “Eliza had never foreseen such a question.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading ““Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading ““Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.”
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading ““Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “She could not reply at first.”
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading ““Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.”
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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 Eliza had never foreseen such a question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When’s my birthday, Adee?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She could not reply at first.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading When’s my birthday, Adee?”
brought into existence
From this reading “Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not reply at first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eliza had never foreseen such a question.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She could not reply at first.
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading Eliza had never foreseen such a question.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Eliza had never foreseen such a question.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When was I born, Adee?”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When’s my birthday, Adee?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Eliza had never foreseen such a question.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not reply at first.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Eliza had never foreseen such a question.
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading “Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading She could not reply at first.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not reply at first.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Eliza had never foreseen such a question.
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading “Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Helen Reed was born on the tenth of July.
at the time that
From this reading “When was I born, Adee?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When’s my birthday, Adee?”
Chapter 6 of That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's by Jean K. (Jean Katherine) Baird holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 6 holds 170 sentences of That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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