Chapter 30 of The Girls of St. Wode's is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Girls of St. Wode's is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANNIE IN THE TOILS. At seven the Achesons dined. Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced. He came in looking brisk, smart, and handsome. He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
Chapter 30 of The Girls of St. Wode's is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “acheson” — United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
From this reading “At seven the Achesons dined.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.”
quick and energetic
From this reading “He came in looking brisk, smart, and handsome.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “At seven the Achesons dined.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.”
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading “Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “He came in looking brisk, smart, and handsome.”
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading “ANNIE IN THE TOILS.”
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.
exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
In this reading “Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.”
In this reading “At seven the Achesons dined.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
plural of “acheson” — United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
From this reading At seven the Achesons dined.
later than; following
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANNIE IN THE TOILS.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At seven the Achesons dined.
quick and energetic
From this reading He came in looking brisk, smart, and handsome.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading At seven the Achesons dined.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
being one more than seven
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading He came in looking brisk, smart, and handsome.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came in looking brisk, smart, and handsome.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANNIE IN THE TOILS.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He came in looking brisk, smart, and handsome.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
according to the clock
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading At seven the Achesons dined.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading He came in looking brisk, smart, and handsome.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANNIE IN THE TOILS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading ANNIE IN THE TOILS.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soon after eight o’clock there came a ring to the front door, and Rupert Colchester was announced.
(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 He had managed, Annie could not imagine how, to get himself up well.
Chapter 30 of The Girls of St. Wode's by L. T. Meade holds 265 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.
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