Chapter 21 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening. “We don’t seem like ourselves. The house doesn’t seem like our house. And we’re all at sixes and sevens! What ever is the matter with Ruthie?”
Chapter 21 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading ““EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading ““EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What ever is the matter with Ruthie?””
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading ““We don’t seem like ourselves.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““We don’t seem like ourselves.”
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
From this reading ““EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.”
plural of “six” — the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading ““EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.”
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 ““EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
(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 And we’re all at sixes and sevens!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house doesn’t seem like our house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don’t seem like ourselves.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
at any time
From this reading What ever is the matter with Ruthie?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house doesn’t seem like our house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What ever is the matter with Ruthie?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “We don’t seem like ourselves.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What ever is the matter with Ruthie?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The house doesn’t seem like our house.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We don’t seem like ourselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What ever is the matter with Ruthie?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “We don’t seem like ourselves.
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
plural of “six” — the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house doesn’t seem like our house.
precisely as stated
From this reading “EVERYTHING AT SIXES AND SEVENS” “I do declare,” said Agnes Kenway, that very evening.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We don’t seem like ourselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And we’re all at sixes and sevens!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What ever is the matter with Ruthie?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading What ever is the matter with Ruthie?”
Chapter 21 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find by Grace Brooks Hill holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 21 holds 230 sentences of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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