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The Girls and I: A Veracious History

Chapter IV

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AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.
If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.
And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.
We did go--all five of us.
Father was quite willing for Maud to come too.
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The Girls and I: A Veracious History

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Girls and I: A Veracious History is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.
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If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.
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And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.
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We did go--all five of us.
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Father was quite willing for Maud to come too.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Anne noun US /æn/

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading “If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.”

class noun US /klæs/

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading “AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.”

dancing noun US /ˈdænsɪŋ/

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading “AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.”

funny adjective US /ˈfʌni/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading “AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.”

likely adjective US /ˈlaɪkli/

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading “And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.”

months noun US /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading “If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.”

pantry noun US /ˈpæntri/

a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

From this reading “If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.”

willing adjective US /ˈwɪlɪŋ/

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading “Father was quite willing for Maud to come too.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

most likely adverb + adjective

In this reading “And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.”

next week adjective + noun

In this reading “And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.”

quite willing adverb + adjective

In this reading “Father was quite willing for Maud to come too.”

run down verb + adjective

trace

In this reading “If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.”

first class adjective + noun

the highest rank in a classification

In this reading “And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 We did go--all five of us.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

AnnenounUS /æn/

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

CLASSnounUS /klæs/

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

DANCINGnounUS /ˈdænsɪŋ/

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading We did go--all five of us.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Father was quite willing for Maud to come too.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading We did go--all five of us.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

hadn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

Liddell

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

Maud

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Father was quite willing for Maud to come too.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

pantrynounUS /ˈpæntri/

a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Father was quite willing for Maud to come too.

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Father was quite willing for Maud to come too.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Father was quite willing for Maud to come too.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We did go--all five of us.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading AT THE DANCING CLASS It's funny to think what came of our going to that first dancing class.

willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading Father was quite willing for Maud to come too.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

wouldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If Anne hadn't run down to the pantry, the note wouldn't have been found--perhaps not for months, if ever.

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading And though Mrs. Liddell would have written again the next week most likely, it wouldn't have been in time for us to go to the first class, and everything would have come different.

Chapter 4 of The Girls and I: A Veracious History by Mrs. Molesworth holds 240 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.

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Chapter 4 holds 240 sentences of The Girls and I: A Veracious History, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Girls and I: A Veracious History

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Girls and I: A Veracious History, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Girls
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girls and I: A Veracious History; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Veracious
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History
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Always
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