Chapter 20 of The Adventure Girls at Happiness House is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
Chapter 20 of The Adventure Girls at Happiness House is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively. “The horse is a hero.” “And he speaks a language all his own,” added Janet. “Gale understood him but we didn’t.” “It is lucky for me that Gale did understand him,” Phyllis said lazily.
Chapter 20 of The Adventure Girls at Happiness House is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading “THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading ““Gale understood him but we didn’t.””
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading ““It is lucky for me that Gale did understand him,” Phyllis said lazily.”
as yourself
From this reading “THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.”
extremely
From this reading “THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading ““And he speaks a language all his own,” added Janet.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.”
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 ““And he speaks a language all his own,” added Janet.”
In this reading “THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.”
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 THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “And he speaks a language all his own,” added Janet.
(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 “And he speaks a language all his own,” added Janet.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And he speaks a language all his own,” added Janet.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Gale understood him but we didn’t.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “It is lucky for me that Gale did understand him,” Phyllis said lazily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gale understood him but we didn’t.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “Gale understood him but we didn’t.”
the act of departing
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And he speaks a language all his own,” added Janet.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “The horse is a hero.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Gale understood him but we didn’t.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “The horse is a hero.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The horse is a hero.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is lucky for me that Gale did understand him,” Phyllis said lazily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And he speaks a language all his own,” added Janet.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “And he speaks a language all his own,” added Janet.
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading “It is lucky for me that Gale did understand him,” Phyllis said lazily.
occurring by chance
From this reading “It is lucky for me that Gale did understand him,” Phyllis said lazily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is lucky for me that Gale did understand him,” Phyllis said lazily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
as yourself
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is lucky for me that Gale did understand him,” Phyllis said lazily.
extremely
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “And he speaks a language all his own,” added Janet.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is lucky for me that Gale did understand him,” Phyllis said lazily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “It is lucky for me that Gale did understand him,” Phyllis said lazily.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Gale understood him but we didn’t.”
precisely as stated
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Gale understood him but we didn’t.”
a Caucasian
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading THE END OF THE TERM “I am personally going to buy White Star a whole box of sugar for his very own,” Carol said positively.
Chapter 20 of The Adventure Girls at Happiness House by Clair Blank holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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 20 holds 54 sentences of The Adventure Girls at Happiness House, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of The Adventure Girls at Happiness House by Clair Blank exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 54 sentences, grouped into 11 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 11 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 20 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Adventure Girls at Happiness House by Clair Blank on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3965 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45343 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #45343, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 330 minutes of reading across 793 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Adventure Girls at Happiness House section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 20 chapters of The Adventure Girls at Happiness House to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Adventure Girls at Happiness House, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
