Chapter 4 of The girls of Rivercliff School is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The girls of Rivercliff School is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?” Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party. “Really, I felt hurt. I cannot understand Mrs. Haven.” Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
Chapter 4 of The girls of Rivercliff School is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
From this reading “Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.”
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading “Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.”
in a busy manner
From this reading “Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.”
first in order of birth
From this reading “Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.”
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading “I cannot understand Mrs. Haven.””
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?””
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.”
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In this reading “Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.”
In this reading “Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.”
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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 Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
in a busy manner
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot understand Mrs. Haven.”
a female human offspring
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
first in order of birth
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “Really, I felt hurt.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading I cannot understand Mrs. Haven.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
be the source of pain
From this reading “Really, I felt hurt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Really, I felt hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
engage in
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I cannot understand Mrs. Haven.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Really, I felt hurt.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beth asked her mother, as they sat side by side busily sewing the afternoon following Larry’s party.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I cannot understand Mrs. Haven.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Baldwin looked at her eldest daughter thoughtfully--as though, however, her mind were a great way off.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE SACRIFICE “But why did she try to make me appear so young?”
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