Chapter 4 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where. Oh, do think of a plan! It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen. Don't you feel so?" She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
Chapter 4 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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separated into parts or pieces
From this reading “She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.”
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading “It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.”
come to pass
From this reading “It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.”
in a yearning manner
From this reading “She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.”
clean or organized
From this reading “She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.”
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.”
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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 Oh, do think of a plan!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
possessing life
From this reading "I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where.
(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 "I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh, do think of a plan!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Don't you feel so?"
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
come to pass
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
in a yearning manner
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
clean or organized
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, do think of a plan!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, do think of a plan!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Oh, do think of a plan!
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't you feel so?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh, do think of a plan!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away--to have something happen.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I'm all alive to be off--I don't care where.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She looked longingly through the bow-window, across the small, neat lawn, divided by low shrubs from a quiet road, not far beyond which lay the river.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you feel so?"
Chapter 4 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 by Various holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 4 holds 444 sentences of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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