Chapter 22 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone. She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door. Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn. Something had fouled the lock. “I do declare!” thought the troubled and perplexed Agnes.
Chapter 22 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.”
third-person singular of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.”
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading ““I do declare!” thought the troubled and perplexed Agnes.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.”
made dirty or foul
From this reading “Something had fouled the lock.”
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading ““I do declare!” thought the troubled and perplexed Agnes.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.”
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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a room used for dining
In this reading “BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.”
In this reading “She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I do declare!” thought the troubled and perplexed Agnes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
third-person singular of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “I do declare!” thought the troubled and perplexed Agnes.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do declare!” thought the troubled and perplexed Agnes.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door.
made dirty or foul
From this reading Something had fouled the lock.
a young female
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something had fouled the lock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do declare!” thought the troubled and perplexed Agnes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door.
fasten with a lock
From this reading She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door.
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading “I do declare!” thought the troubled and perplexed Agnes.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something had fouled the lock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I do declare!” thought the troubled and perplexed Agnes.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried the key in the lock of the cupboard door.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “I do declare!” thought the troubled and perplexed Agnes.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
at the time that
From this reading BARNABETTA CONFESSES When Agnes reached the dining room again, the circus girl was gone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Just as Aunt Sarah Maltby said, it would not turn.
Chapter 22 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find by Grace Brooks Hill holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 221 sentences of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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