Chapter 7 of The Girls at Mount Morris is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Girls at Mount Morris is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another. Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them? "Oh, Miss Marsh, do you know what this means? I can't make beginning or middle out of it. Why doesn't Miss Boyd come?"
Chapter 7 of The Girls at Mount Morris is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “I can't make beginning or middle out of it.”
in a furtive manner
From this reading “A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.”
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “"Oh, Miss Marsh, do you know what this means?”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “I can't make beginning or middle out of it.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.”
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading “A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?”
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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 A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I can't make beginning or middle out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why doesn't Miss Boyd come?"
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From this reading I can't make beginning or middle out of it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why doesn't Miss Boyd come?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, Miss Marsh, do you know what this means?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why doesn't Miss Boyd come?"
in a furtive manner
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't make beginning or middle out of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can't make beginning or middle out of it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, Miss Marsh, do you know what this means?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
engage in
From this reading I can't make beginning or middle out of it.
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading "Oh, Miss Marsh, do you know what this means?
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "Oh, Miss Marsh, do you know what this means?
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading I can't make beginning or middle out of it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Oh, Miss Marsh, do you know what this means?
a particular point in time
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Miss Marsh, do you know what this means?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I can't make beginning or middle out of it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I can't make beginning or middle out of it.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this a sort of surprise to be sprung upon them?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A SUPREME MOMENT The girls in the study were looking furtively at one another.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Miss Marsh, do you know what this means?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why doesn't Miss Boyd come?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Miss Marsh, do you know what this means?
Chapter 7 of The Girls at Mount Morris by Amanda M. Douglas holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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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