Chapter 4 of The Girl Next Door is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Girl Next Door is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation. So her name was Cecily Marlowe! Was she any relation of Miss Benedict? "Marlowe" and "Benedict" were certainly dissimilar enough. "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
Chapter 4 of The Girl Next Door is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.”
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading “Was she any relation of Miss Benedict?”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.”
not similar
From this reading “"Marlowe" and "Benedict" were certainly dissimilar enough.”
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading “So her name was Cecily Marlowe!”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “Was she any relation of Miss Benedict?”
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading “THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.”
being four more than twenty
From this reading “THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.”
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.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
In this reading “THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.”
In this reading “Was she any relation of Miss Benedict?”
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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 "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Marlowe" and "Benedict" were certainly dissimilar enough.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Was she any relation of Miss Benedict?
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading Was she any relation of Miss Benedict?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So her name was Cecily Marlowe!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Marlowe" and "Benedict" were certainly dissimilar enough.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
not similar
From this reading "Marlowe" and "Benedict" were certainly dissimilar enough.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Marlowe" and "Benedict" were certainly dissimilar enough.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So her name was Cecily Marlowe!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading So her name was Cecily Marlowe!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Was she any relation of Miss Benedict?
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 "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So her name was Cecily Marlowe!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was she any relation of Miss Benedict?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Was she any relation of Miss Benedict?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was she any relation of Miss Benedict?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So her name was Cecily Marlowe!
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "But then she might be a relation on Miss Benedict's mother's side," suggested Marcia.
being four more than twenty
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So her name was Cecily Marlowe!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BACKWARD GLANCE The next twenty-four hours were spent in delightful speculation.
Chapter 4 of The Girl Next Door by Augusta Huiell Seaman holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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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