Chapter 17 of The Corner House Girls is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Corner House Girls is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“MRS. TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts. There isn’t a doughnut left. Nor a sugar cookie. I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
Chapter 17 of The Corner House Girls is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.”
any of various small flat sweet cakes (“biscuit” is the British term)
From this reading “Nor a sugar cookie.”
a toroidal shape
From this reading “There isn’t a doughnut left.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.”
plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
From this reading “TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.”
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading “TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.”
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading “TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “Nor a sugar cookie.”
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.
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undergo or live through a difficult experience
In this reading “TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There isn’t a doughnut left.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
any of various small flat sweet cakes (“biscuit” is the British term)
From this reading Nor a sugar cookie.
a toroidal shape
From this reading There isn’t a doughnut left.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn’t a doughnut left.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There isn’t a doughnut left.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor a sugar cookie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
except for; apart from
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading Nor a sugar cookie.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There isn’t a doughnut left.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I managed to save some of the seed-cakes for tea, if you should have company, by hiding them away.
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TROUBLE” “You girls go through this pantry,” complained Mrs. McCall, “like the plague of locusts.
Chapter 17 of The Corner House Girls by Grace Brooks Hill holds 153 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.
Chapter 17 holds 153 sentences of The Corner House Girls, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Corner House Girls by Grace Brooks Hill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 153 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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