Chapter 5 of The Corner House Girls Growing Up is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Corner House Girls Growing Up is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHEPARDS "Just think!" Agnes said to Ruth. "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors. Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things. I do!"
Chapter 5 of The Corner House Girls Growing Up is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “"For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.”
plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “"For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Agnes said to Ruth.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “"For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.”
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In this reading “"For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.”
In this reading “Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.”
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From this reading Agnes said to Ruth.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do!"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
the act of departing
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
and nothing more
From this reading THE SHEPARDS "Just think!"
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Agnes said to Ruth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Agnes said to Ruth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SHEPARDS "Just think!"
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHEPARDS "Just think!"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE SHEPARDS "Just think!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agnes said to Ruth.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "For the first time since we came to live at the old Corner House and call it our owniest own, we are going to have real visitors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Oh, dear, me, Ruth, I wish we could have week-end parties, and dances, and all sorts of society things.
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