Chapter 6 of The Girls of St. Wode's is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Girls of St. Wode's is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BELLE THE SAGE. Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century. She wore spectacles, not pince-nez. Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck. Her forehead was high, her complexion sallow, her eyes short-sighted and small.
Chapter 6 of The Girls of St. Wode's is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
From this reading “Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.”
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
From this reading “Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.”
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading “Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.”
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading “Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.”
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading “BELLE THE SAGE.”
characteristic of scholars or scholarship
From this reading “Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.”
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading “Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “She wore spectacles, not pince-nez.”
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In this reading “Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.”
In this reading “She wore spectacles, not pince-nez.”
In this reading “Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.”
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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 Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading BELLE THE SAGE.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading Her forehead was high, her complexion sallow, her eyes short-sighted and small.
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her forehead was high, her complexion sallow, her eyes short-sighted and small.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
a young female
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Her forehead was high, her complexion sallow, her eyes short-sighted and small.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wore spectacles, not pince-nez.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring
From this reading She wore spectacles, not pince-nez.
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading BELLE THE SAGE.
unhealthy looking
From this reading Her forehead was high, her complexion sallow, her eyes short-sighted and small.
characteristic of scholars or scholarship
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore spectacles, not pince-nez.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her forehead was high, her complexion sallow, her eyes short-sighted and small.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her forehead was high, her complexion sallow, her eyes short-sighted and small.
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading She wore spectacles, not pince-nez.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BELLE THE SAGE.
very small
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her hair was parted smoothly on her forehead and done up in a tiny knot or dab at the back of her neck.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Belle Acheson was an ideal scholarly girl of the latter end of the nineteenth century.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore spectacles, not pince-nez.
Chapter 6 of The Girls of St. Wode's by L. T. Meade holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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 6 holds 261 sentences of The Girls of St. Wode's, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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