Chapter 5 of The girls of Rivercliff School 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 Rivercliff School is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend. Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth. This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort. Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there. ‘Sufficient unto the day.’
Chapter 5 of The girls of Rivercliff School is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading “Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading “Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.”
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading “Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.”
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading “THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend.”
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading “Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.”
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 “This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.”
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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 THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.
carefully weighed
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘Sufficient unto the day.’
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
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From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
express in words
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading ‘Sufficient unto the day.’
a quantity of money
From this reading This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
up to a particular time
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
an old word for “to”
From this reading ‘Sufficient unto the day.’
Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
From this reading THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading THE “WATER WAGTAIL” “I obtained the money from a friend.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This sum will carry you through your first year in comfort.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Payment of the loan need not be considered until your education at Rivercliff is finished, Beth.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Meanwhile, as you say yourself, a way may be opened for you to continue your course there.
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