Chapter 8 of The Girl from Montana is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Girl from Montana is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan. Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace. He must go. He must leave her. She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
Chapter 8 of The Girl from Montana is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.”
more quickly
From this reading “She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
From this reading “THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan.”
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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 THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
communicated in words
From this reading Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He must go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must go.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
go away from a place
From this reading He must leave her.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must go.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan.
the act of departing politely
From this reading THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.
more quickly
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan.
and nothing more
From this reading Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.
of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
From this reading THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE PARTING She took the news like a Spartan.
create by training and teaching
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her gentle pity was simply expressed, and then she held her peace.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew that the train would carry him to his mother's bedside quicker than a horse could go.
Chapter 8 of The Girl from Montana by Grace Livingston Hill holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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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