Chapter XIV of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field, “Another Flitting,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field, “Another Flitting,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls. "Bless us!" muttered Bobby. "She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously. "I cannot tell whether you would like her. But--but do you really believe that she knows anything about you, Margit?"
Chapter XIV of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field, “Another Flitting,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a benediction to
From this reading “"Bless us!" muttered Bobby.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “"Bless us!" muttered Bobby.”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “"Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.”
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading “"She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “"She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Bless us!" muttered Bobby.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “"She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.”
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.
In this reading “"She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.”
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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 "She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But--but do you really believe that she knows anything about you, Margit?"
any thing at all
From this reading But--but do you really believe that she knows anything about you, Margit?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading But--but do you really believe that she knows anything about you, Margit?"
give a benediction to
From this reading "Bless us!" muttered Bobby.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading "Bless us!" muttered Bobby.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--but do you really believe that she knows anything about you, Margit?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot tell whether you would like her.
serving as an essential component
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But--but do you really believe that she knows anything about you, Margit?"
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading "She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading "She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I cannot tell whether you would like her.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot tell whether you would like her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading But--but do you really believe that she knows anything about you, Margit?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I cannot tell whether you would like her.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Bless us!" muttered Bobby.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But--but do you really believe that she knows anything about you, Margit?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
in a serious manner
From this reading "She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
express in words
From this reading "I cannot tell whether you would like her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But--but do you really believe that she knows anything about you, Margit?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Is she nice?" asked Margit Salgo, eagerly, looking at the two Central High girls.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bless us!" muttered Bobby.
precisely as stated
From this reading "She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "She is a very well educated lady," said Eve, seriously.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I cannot tell whether you would like her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I cannot tell whether you would like her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I cannot tell whether you would like her.
Chapter 14 of The Girls of Central High on Track and Field 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.
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