Chapter 9 of The Bravest Girl in School is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Bravest Girl in School is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAINLY ABOUT HOCKEY “What, _Sybil_!” Gretta laughed outright. “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it! I’d be afraid to go there, myself.” “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
Chapter 9 of The Bravest Girl in School is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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every person
From this reading ““You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?”
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
From this reading “MAINLY ABOUT HOCKEY “What, _Sybil_!””
for the most part
From this reading “MAINLY ABOUT HOCKEY “What, _Sybil_!””
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
From this reading ““You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “Gretta laughed outright.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading ““You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading ““She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading ““She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MAINLY ABOUT HOCKEY “What, _Sybil_!”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I’d be afraid to go there, myself.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
divisible by two
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
every person
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
made afraid
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’d be afraid to go there, myself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gretta laughed outright.
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
From this reading MAINLY ABOUT HOCKEY “What, _Sybil_!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d be afraid to go there, myself.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Gretta laughed outright.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
roused to anger
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
for the most part
From this reading MAINLY ABOUT HOCKEY “What, _Sybil_!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I’d be afraid to go there, myself.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
not any; not one
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading Gretta laughed outright.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAINLY ABOUT HOCKEY “What, _Sybil_!”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
in or at that place or location
From this reading I’d be afraid to go there, myself.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d be afraid to go there, myself.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She’d be _far_ too frightened; she’s even terrified of the dark; and think what Stella told us about it!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MAINLY ABOUT HOCKEY “What, _Sybil_!”
at the time that
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean that night when she told us about the miser that lives there, whom no one sees, and whom everyone thinks is mad?
Chapter 9 of The Bravest Girl in School by Ethel Talbot holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
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