Chapter 18 of The Corner House Girls at School is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Corner House Girls at School is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's: "I have to write a composition about George Washington. When was he born, Ruthie?" Ruth was busy and did not appear to hear. "Say! when _was_ he born?" repeated the ten-year-old.
Chapter 18 of The Corner House Girls at School is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Ruth was busy and did not appear to hear.”
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “"I have to write a composition about George Washington.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:”
with gloom
From this reading “SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth was busy and did not appear to hear.”
confined or shut in by heavy snow
From this reading “SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “"I have to write a composition about George Washington.”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:”
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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 "I have to write a composition about George Washington.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
later than; following
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ruth was busy and did not appear to hear.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Ruth was busy and did not appear to hear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
brought into existence
From this reading When was he born, Ruthie?"
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Ruth was busy and did not appear to hear.
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading "I have to write a composition about George Washington.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ruth was busy and did not appear to hear.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
brought together in one place
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "I have to write a composition about George Washington.
with gloom
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have to write a composition about George Washington.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When was he born, Ruthie?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Ruth was busy and did not appear to hear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have to write a composition about George Washington.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
recurring again and again
From this reading "Say! when _was_ he born?" repeated the ten-year-old.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth was busy and did not appear to hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When was he born, Ruthie?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
express in words
From this reading "Say! when _was_ he born?" repeated the ten-year-old.
confined or shut in by heavy snow
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say! when _was_ he born?" repeated the ten-year-old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have to write a composition about George Washington.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When was he born, Ruthie?"
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading "I have to write a composition about George Washington.
at the time that
From this reading When was he born, Ruthie?"
produce a literary work
From this reading "I have to write a composition about George Washington.
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading SNOWBOUND Tess said, gloomily, as they gathered about the study table one evening not long after New Year's:
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