Chapter 6 of The Girl from the Big Horn Country is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Girl from the Big Horn Country is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan. Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school. None of my children ever did. But what can we do?” It was Virginia’s grandmother who spoke.
Chapter 6 of The Girl from the Big Horn Country is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.”
the act of making something wider
From this reading “THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.”
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “It was Virginia’s grandmother who spoke.”
your grandmother
From this reading “THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.”
possessive form of “virginia” — a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
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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 Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
the act of making something wider
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what can we do?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But what can we do?”
a young person of either sex
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading None of my children ever did.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But what can we do?”
at any time
From this reading None of my children ever did.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading It was Virginia’s grandmother who spoke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading None of my children ever did.
your grandmother
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
not one, and not any
From this reading None of my children ever did.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Virginia’s grandmother who spoke.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Besides, I never did like the idea of a child starting out alone for boarding-school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
possessive form of “virginia” — a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading It was Virginia’s grandmother who spoke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Virginia’s grandmother who spoke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what can we do?”
which person or people
From this reading It was Virginia’s grandmother who spoke.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE “BROADENING EXPERIENCE” BEGINS “I’m afraid it will look as though we didn’t show proper interest, Nan.
Chapter 6 of The Girl from the Big Horn Country by Mary Ellen Chase holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 237 sentences of The Girl from the Big Horn Country, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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