Chapter 12 of The girl from Hollywood is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The girl from Hollywood is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room. “Is that you, Miss Burke?” she asked. “Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago. I do hope it’s not bad news!” The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.
Chapter 12 of The girl from Hollywood is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading ““Is that you, Miss Burke?” she asked.”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.”
a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
From this reading “As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.”
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading “As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.”
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading “As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading ““Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago.”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.”
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 ““Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago.”
In this reading “The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.”
In this reading “I do hope it’s not bad news!””
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.”
In this reading “As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.”
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 “Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago.
in the past
From this reading “Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is that you, Miss Burke?” she asked.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I do hope it’s not bad news!”
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading “Is that you, Miss Burke?” she asked.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do hope it’s not bad news!”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
a young female
From this reading The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I do hope it’s not bad news!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do hope it’s not bad news!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that you, Miss Burke?” she asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do hope it’s not bad news!”
and nothing more
From this reading “Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago.
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Is that you, Miss Burke?” she asked.
information about recent and important events
From this reading I do hope it’s not bad news!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do hope it’s not bad news!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Here is a telegram that came for you just a few minutes ago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that you, Miss Burke?” she asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As Gaza de Lure entered the house in which she roomed, her landlady came hastily from the living room.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The girl took the yellow envelope and tore it open.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is that you, Miss Burke?” she asked.
Chapter 12 of The girl from Hollywood by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 12 holds 192 sentences of The girl from Hollywood, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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