Chapter 5 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act. She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least. Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now. If I had seen such a girl I should not tell you. And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.
Chapter 5 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.”
make calm or still
From this reading “She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.”
with respect to the outside
From this reading “She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.”
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.
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In this reading “She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.”
In this reading “And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.”
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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 Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.
later than; following
From this reading She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.
make calm or still
From this reading She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.
a young female
From this reading If I had seen such a girl I should not tell you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had seen such a girl I should not tell you.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I had seen such a girl I should not tell you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had seen such a girl I should not tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I had seen such a girl I should not tell you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now.
with respect to the outside
From this reading She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If I had seen such a girl I should not tell you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I had seen such a girl I should not tell you.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If I had seen such a girl I should not tell you.
express in words
From this reading If I had seen such a girl I should not tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.
a special situation
From this reading Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now.
precisely as stated
From this reading Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Laura Belding was as quick to think as she was to act.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And this has nothing to do with my own fortune.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She remained perfectly calm after the woman's question--calm outwardly, at least.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now she spoke: "You have spoken a very true thing now.
Chapter 5 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field by Gertrude W. Morrison holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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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