Chapter 7 of The Girl and Her Fortune is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Girl and Her Fortune is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Florence Heathcote is well, thank you." "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue. "Few in your circumstances would have done it. It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel. His tone slightly startled Mrs Fortescue.
Chapter 7 of The Girl and Her Fortune is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"Few in your circumstances would have done it.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.”
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 “"Florence Heathcote is well, thank you."”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “"It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “His tone slightly startled Mrs Fortescue.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “His tone slightly startled Mrs Fortescue.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.”
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.
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in reality or actuality
In this reading “It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
a young person of either sex
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Few in your circumstances would have done it.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
dearly loved
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Few in your circumstances would have done it.
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 "Florence Heathcote is well, thank you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Florence Heathcote is well, thank you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tone slightly startled Mrs Fortescue.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Few in your circumstances would have done it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Florence Heathcote is well, thank you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
impressive in appearance
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading His tone slightly startled Mrs Fortescue.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading His tone slightly startled Mrs Fortescue.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
carry out
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Florence Heathcote is well, thank you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
a special situation
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading His tone slightly startled Mrs Fortescue.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Florence Heathcote is well, thank you."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was just the very thing for the dear child--a sort of stepping stone for her, in fact, to--" "To what?" asked the Colonel.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Few in your circumstances would have done it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Florence Heathcote is well, thank you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was so noble of you to take her into your house as you have done," said Mrs Fortescue.
Chapter 7 of The Girl and Her Fortune by L. T. Meade holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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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