Chapter 15 of That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors. She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school. These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza. There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day. Mrs. Laire came out and brought Carrie with her.
Chapter 15 of That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading “She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.”
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading “She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day.”
plural of “honor” — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.”
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.”
plural of “motor” — machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day.”
a person who receives something
From this reading “Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Mrs. Laire came out and brought Carrie with her.”
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
In this reading “These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Mrs. Laire came out and brought Carrie with her.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Laire came out and brought Carrie with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Laire came out and brought Carrie with her.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
set up or found
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Laire came out and brought Carrie with her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
plural of “honor” — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Laire came out and brought Carrie with her.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
plural of “motor” — machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Laire came out and brought Carrie with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.
a person who receives something
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
an educational institution
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading These people began to drive out and to call upon Eliza.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Before the week passed, Miss Eliza found herself the recipient of many honors.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were motors and sleighs in evidence every day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Laire came out and brought Carrie with her.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She had been a member of a club composed of women from Farwell since Beth had entered school.
Chapter 15 of That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's by Jean K. (Jean Katherine) Baird holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 15 holds 177 sentences of That Little Girl of Miss Eliza's, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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