Chapter 2 of The Girls of Greycliff is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Girls of Greycliff is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEGINNINGS. The next day was full of all sorts of things. With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are. There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed. There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
Chapter 2 of The Girls of Greycliff is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading “There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.”
surprising greatly
From this reading “With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.”
plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “BEGINNINGS.”
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading “There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.”
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.”
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.”
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading “There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.”
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In this reading “The next day was full of all sorts of things.”
In this reading “The next day was full of all sorts of things.”
In this reading “There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.”
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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 There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.
altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
(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 The next day was full of all sorts of things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
surprising greatly
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading BEGINNINGS.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day was full of all sorts of things.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The next day was full of all sorts of things.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day was full of all sorts of things.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day was full of all sorts of things.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
Identical; not different.
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
an educational institution
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The next day was full of all sorts of things.
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day was full of all sorts of things.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The next day was full of all sorts of things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day was full of all sorts of things.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are new teachers, a new angle from which everything is viewed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
a late time of life
From this reading With the same general program, it is astonishing how different the school years are.
but in spite of that
From this reading There is a new course to be adjusted and there are the new books with their fresh covers and crisp pages of knowledge not yet understood.
Chapter 2 of The Girls of Greycliff by Harriet Pyne Grove holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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 2 holds 335 sentences of The Girls of Greycliff, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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