Chapter 9 of The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ICE CARNIVAL "Oh, Miss Laura! Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest. "Of course we mean it," Jess Morse said practically. "And glad to have you." "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
Chapter 9 of The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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according with custom or propriety
From this reading “Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.”
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading “THE ICE CARNIVAL "Oh, Miss Laura!”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “THE ICE CARNIVAL "Oh, Miss Laura!”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “"I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.”
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading “"Of course we mean it," Jess Morse said practically.”
a light shade of red
From this reading “Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “"Of course we mean it," Jess Morse said practically.”
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading “Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.”
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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 "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
in actual fact
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And glad to have you."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading THE ICE CARNIVAL "Oh, Miss Laura!
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course we mean it," Jess Morse said practically.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "And glad to have you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And glad to have you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading THE ICE CARNIVAL "Oh, Miss Laura!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course we mean it," Jess Morse said practically.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ICE CARNIVAL "Oh, Miss Laura!
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE ICE CARNIVAL "Oh, Miss Laura!
a particular point in time
From this reading "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading "Of course we mean it," Jess Morse said practically.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course we mean it," Jess Morse said practically.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE ICE CARNIVAL "Oh, Miss Laura!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
a light shade of red
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
almost; nearly
From this reading "Of course we mean it," Jess Morse said practically.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Of course we mean it," Jess Morse said practically.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know--" Janet looked for a moment at the sulky-faced Lily Pendleton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ICE CARNIVAL "Oh, Miss Laura!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And glad to have you."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Of course we mean it," Jess Morse said practically.
a Caucasian
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you really mean it?" murmured Janet Steele, her full pink cheeks actually becoming white she was so much in earnest.
Chapter 9 of The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red by Gertrude W. Morrison 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.
Chapter 9 holds 114 sentences of The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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