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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 beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands. It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.
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 68/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 336–340
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an expectation
From this reading “Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.”
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.”
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.”
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.”
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
possessing life
From this reading It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.
an expectation
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was imagination, she told herself, simple imagination, yet the face was alive.
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Peg beamed in anticipation of the delight of the youngsters; Margaret had the strangest, eeriest feeling of looking straight into a sweet, worn face; of feeling the clasp of work-worn hands.
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