Chapter 13 of The Carroll Girls is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Carroll Girls is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?" "Yes. Why?" "Will you sell it to me? I've got the money for it."
Chapter 13 of The Carroll Girls is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “"Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"”
like down or as soft as down
From this reading “"Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I've got the money for it."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “"Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “I've got the money for it."”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “"Will you sell it to me?”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading "Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"
like down or as soft as down
From this reading "Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I've got the money for it."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got the money for it."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got the money for it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Will you sell it to me?
set down according to a plan
From this reading "Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you sell it to me?
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I've got the money for it."
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "Will you sell it to me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've got the money for it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you sell it to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Angela, has Fluffy laid an egg to-day?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you sell it to me?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you sell it to me?
Chapter 13 of The Carroll Girls by Mabel Quiller-Couch holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 13 holds 130 sentences of The Carroll Girls, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Carroll Girls by Mabel Quiller-Couch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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