Chapter 15 of The Chautauqua Girls At Home is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Chautauqua Girls At Home is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARION'S PLAN. "MISS WILBUR! Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?" "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class." "Miss Wilbur, sister Nellie can't come to-day; she has the toothache.
Chapter 15 of The Chautauqua Girls At Home is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"”
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading “"Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."”
possessive form of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"MISS WILBUR!”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “MARION'S PLAN.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “"Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Miss Wilbur, sister Nellie can't come to-day; she has the toothache.”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"”
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.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, sister Nellie can't come to-day; she has the toothache.
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, sister Nellie can't come to-day; she has the toothache.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
possessive form of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARION'S PLAN.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "MISS WILBUR!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, sister Nellie can't come to-day; she has the toothache.
not any; not one
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading MARION'S PLAN.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, sister Nellie can't come to-day; she has the toothache.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, sister Nellie can't come to-day; she has the toothache.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
an ache localized in or around a tooth
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, sister Nellie can't come to-day; she has the toothache.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Miss Wilbur, they are crowding us off the seat; there isn't room for no more in this class."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Miss Wilbur! can't we go in Miss Lily's class to-day, our teacher isn't here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MISS WILBUR!
Chapter 15 of The Chautauqua Girls At Home by Pansy holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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