Chapter 22 of The Corner House Girls is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Corner House Girls is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh. “What do you wonder?” asked Ruth, mildly. “Sounds like a game,” Agnes observed, briskly. The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon. “‘Cumjucum—what do you come by?
Chapter 22 of The Corner House Girls is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.”
in a brisk manner
From this reading ““Sounds like a game,” Agnes observed, briskly.”
plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading “CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.”
to a moderate degree
From this reading ““What do you wonder?” asked Ruth, mildly.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading ““What do you wonder?” asked Ruth, mildly.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.”
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 Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.”
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 CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sounds like a game,” Agnes observed, briskly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What do you wonder?” asked Ruth, mildly.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
in a brisk manner
From this reading “Sounds like a game,” Agnes observed, briskly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “‘Cumjucum—what do you come by?
plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “‘Cumjucum—what do you come by?
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Cumjucum—what do you come by?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Sounds like a game,” Agnes observed, briskly.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Sounds like a game,” Agnes observed, briskly.
to a moderate degree
From this reading “What do you wonder?” asked Ruth, mildly.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Sounds like a game,” Agnes observed, briskly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “What do you wonder?” asked Ruth, mildly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Sounds like a game,” Agnes observed, briskly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Corner House girls were sitting on the porch with their sewing, and it was a very warm August forenoon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you wonder?” asked Ruth, mildly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading CALLERS—AND THE GHOST “I do wonder!” said Tess, with a sigh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you wonder?” asked Ruth, mildly.
Chapter 22 of The Corner House Girls by Grace Brooks Hill holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 22 holds 124 sentences of The Corner House Girls, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Corner House Girls by Grace Brooks Hill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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