Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1009, April 29, 1899 is here in full — 553 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1009, April 29, 1899 is here in full — 553 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON A HEIGHT. At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board. This will be despatched by pilot on his return. All well.” The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1009, April 29, 1899 is here in full — 553 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “ON A HEIGHT.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.”
operate an airplane
From this reading “This will be despatched by pilot on his return.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.”
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.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.”
In this reading “At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.”
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 ON A HEIGHT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
(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 All well.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This will be despatched by pilot on his return.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This will be despatched by pilot on his return.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This will be despatched by pilot on his return.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading ON A HEIGHT.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This will be despatched by pilot on his return.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
immediately past
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON A HEIGHT.
above and across; more than
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
operate an airplane
From this reading This will be despatched by pilot on his return.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading This will be despatched by pilot on his return.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This will be despatched by pilot on his return.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The exhilaration of feeling that the great scheme was really put a-working carried Lucy over the first consciousness that the silence had begun.
(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 All well.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This will be despatched by pilot on his return.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading At last the “final word” before the silence came in form of a telegram—“Safe on board.
Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1009, April 29, 1899 by Various holds 553 sentences, grouped into 111 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 4 holds 553 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1009, April 29, 1899, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1009, April 29, 1899 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 553 sentences, grouped into 111 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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