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Chapter 10 of The Girl from Montana is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded. "Let me out of here at once." The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back. "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door." Then she turned to Elizabeth, and said:
Chapter 10 of The Girl from Montana is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “"No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Then she turned to Elizabeth, and said:”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.”
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(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 "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she turned to Elizabeth, and said:
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Then she turned to Elizabeth, and said:
a young female
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Let me out of here at once."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
immediately past
From this reading PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me out of here at once."
a woman of refinement
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me out of here at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let me out of here at once."
on one occasion
From this reading "Let me out of here at once."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Let me out of here at once."
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then she turned to Elizabeth, and said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she turned to Elizabeth, and said:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading PHILADELPHIA AT LAST "Open this door!" she commanded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pale girl started to do so, but the pretty one held her back.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then she turned to Elizabeth, and said:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, Nellie; Madam will be angry with us all if you open that door."
Chapter 10 of The Girl from Montana by Grace Livingston Hill holds 299 sentences, grouped into 60 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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