Chapter 22 of The Ghost Girl is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Ghost Girl is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next morning brought Phyl a letter. It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down. Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it. "Miss Berknowles, at Vernons. Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.
Chapter 22 of The Ghost Girl is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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speak to
From this reading “Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.”
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading “Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.”
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading “Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.”
plural of “correspondent” — someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading “Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Next morning brought Phyl a letter.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.”
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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 Next morning brought Phyl a letter.
speak to
From this reading Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Berknowles, at Vernons.
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Next morning brought Phyl a letter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
plural of “correspondent” — someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Next morning brought Phyl a letter.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Berknowles, at Vernons.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning brought Phyl a letter.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning brought Phyl a letter.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Phyl had few correspondents and she looked at the envelope curiously before opening it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning brought Phyl a letter.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It came by the early post, so that she got it in her bedroom before coming down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Berknowles, at Vernons.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.
but in spite of that
From this reading Charleston." ran the address written in a large, boyish, yet individual hand.
Chapter 22 of The Ghost Girl by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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.
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