Chapter 1 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_! Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
Chapter 1 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 16/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 76–80
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period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?”
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading “Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!”
special importance or significance
From this reading “Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!”
with resolute determination
From this reading “Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!”
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
a person who does not acknowledge your god
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
special importance or significance
From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
with resolute determination
From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
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From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peg said firmly and with emphasis: "_Heathen!_ Miserable, cold-blooded, materially-minded _frogs_!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
Chapter 1 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 by Various holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 1 holds 391 sentences of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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