Chapter 3 of The Corner House Girls is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Corner House Girls is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?” “Oh-oo-ee!” sighed Dot. “It’s so hard to ’cide, Tess, just what _is_ the best. ’Course, I’m going to take my Alice-doll and all her things.” Tess pursed her lips.
Chapter 3 of The Corner House Girls is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 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 “THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?””
a very small circular shape
From this reading “THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?””
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?””
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Tess pursed her lips.”
plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
From this reading “THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?””
past form of “purse” — contract one's lips into a rounded shape
From this reading “Tess pursed her lips.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?””
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading ““Oh-oo-ee!” sighed Dot.”
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.
In this reading “THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Course, I’m going to take my Alice-doll and all her things.”
(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 ’Course, I’m going to take my Alice-doll and all her things.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Course, I’m going to take my Alice-doll and all her things.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s so hard to ’cide, Tess, just what _is_ the best.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading ’Course, I’m going to take my Alice-doll and all her things.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
the act of departing
From this reading ’Course, I’m going to take my Alice-doll and all her things.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It’s so hard to ’cide, Tess, just what _is_ the best.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Course, I’m going to take my Alice-doll and all her things.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It’s so hard to ’cide, Tess, just what _is_ the best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s so hard to ’cide, Tess, just what _is_ the best.
and nothing more
From this reading “It’s so hard to ’cide, Tess, just what _is_ the best.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Tess pursed her lips.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ’Course, I’m going to take my Alice-doll and all her things.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh-oo-ee!” sighed Dot.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
and nothing more
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
past form of “purse” — contract one's lips into a rounded shape
From this reading Tess pursed her lips.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Oh-oo-ee!” sighed Dot.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It’s so hard to ’cide, Tess, just what _is_ the best.
carry out
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s so hard to ’cide, Tess, just what _is_ the best.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “It’s so hard to ’cide, Tess, just what _is_ the best.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE OLD CORNER HOUSE “Now,” said Tess, with her most serious air, “shall we take everything in our playhouse, Dot, or shall we take only the best things?”
Chapter 3 of The Corner House Girls by Grace Brooks Hill holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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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