Chapter 32 of The Ghost Girl is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Ghost Girl is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters. "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea. "Gone out," said he. "Where can she have gone to?" Miss Pinckney did not seem to hear the question.
Chapter 32 of The Ghost Girl is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on or to one side
From this reading “"Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.”
the literary culture
From this reading “When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.”
flowing profusely
From this reading “"Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “"Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.”
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be restored
In this reading “"Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.”
In this reading “When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
on or to one side
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Where can she have gone to?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Miss Pinckney did not seem to hear the question.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
set up or found
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Gone out," said he.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where can she have gone to?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Miss Pinckney did not seem to hear the question.
the literary culture
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
flowing profusely
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Miss Pinckney did not seem to hear the question.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Miss Pinckney did not seem to hear the question.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
at the time that
From this reading When Richard Pinckney came down to breakfast that morning, he found Miss Pinckney seated at the table reading letters.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where can she have gone to?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "Phyl went out early and has not come back yet," said she putting the letters aside and pouring out the tea.
Chapter 32 of The Ghost Girl by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 32 holds 201 sentences of The Ghost Girl, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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