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.
Which do you think would be best?" But Margaret shook her head. "Neither! Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material. They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
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 64/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 316–320
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.”
past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.”
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “"Neither!”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “But Margaret shook her head.”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Which do you think would be best?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Which do you think would be best?"
the two together, not just one
From this reading Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Margaret shook her head.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Which do you think would be best?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But Margaret shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Margaret shook her head.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Margaret shook her head.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But Margaret shook her head.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would show too plainly that strangers had been in, and had interfered.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Which do you think would be best?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Oh! don't you see, both ways would look too human, too material.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which do you think would be best?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Which do you think would be best?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Which do you think would be best?"
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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