Chapter 6 of The Girl and Her Fortune is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Girl and Her Fortune is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl. "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money. We're not heiresses at all. We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living. We have nothing to live on--nothing at all.
Chapter 6 of The Girl and Her Fortune is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading “Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “"The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.”
plural of “heiress” — a female heir
From this reading “We're not heiresses at all.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.”
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 “We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.”
In this reading “Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.”
In this reading “"The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.”
In this reading “"The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 We're not heiresses at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
a young female
From this reading Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
plural of “heiress” — a female heir
From this reading We're not heiresses at all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
and nothing more
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We have nothing to live on--nothing at all.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We're not heiresses at all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We have nothing to live on--nothing at all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We have nothing to live on--nothing at all.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The fact is," said Florence, "Brenda and I haven't got any money.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.
not in physical motion
From this reading Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bridget stood stock still staring at the girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
precisely as stated
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're not heiresses at all.
which person or people
From this reading We are just very poor girls who have to earn our own living.
Chapter 6 of The Girl and Her Fortune by L. T. Meade holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 6 holds 438 sentences of The Girl and Her Fortune, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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