Chapter 15 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LETTERS FROM WEEK-END CAMP. From Tillie Wingo to Her Best Friend Grace. Greendale, Va. Saturday Morning. My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
Chapter 15 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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regarded with admiration
From this reading “My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.”
a special loved one
From this reading “My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “From Tillie Wingo to Her Best Friend Grace.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Saturday Morning.”
a particular situation
From this reading “My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.”
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In this reading “My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.”
In this reading “My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.”
the one friend who is closest to you
In this reading “From Tillie Wingo to Her Best Friend Grace.”
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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 My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
regarded with admiration
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading From Tillie Wingo to Her Best Friend Grace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading LETTERS FROM WEEK-END CAMP.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
a special loved one
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading From Tillie Wingo to Her Best Friend Grace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LETTERS FROM WEEK-END CAMP.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading From Tillie Wingo to Her Best Friend Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Greendale, Va.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From Tillie Wingo to Her Best Friend Grace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the literary culture
From this reading LETTERS FROM WEEK-END CAMP.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Saturday Morning.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Saturday Morning.
a particular situation
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From Tillie Wingo to Her Best Friend Grace.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Tillie Wingo to Her Best Friend Grace.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Greendale, Va.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LETTERS FROM WEEK-END CAMP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From Tillie Wingo to Her Best Friend Grace.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading My darling Grace: Such a time as we are having--I've almost danced up my new ten dollar shoes, but I am sure glad I wore them as they have been much admired.
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