Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1015, June 10, 1899 is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1015, June 10, 1899 is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MOTHER AT HOME. “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided. “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices. Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best. You have only a week in which to make your arrangements.
Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1015, June 10, 1899 is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 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.
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.”
plural of “advertisement” — a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading ““This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading ““This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.”
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.”
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading ““I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.”
plural of “recommendation” — something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
From this reading “Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.”
an official written record of names or events or transactions
From this reading ““I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.”
plural of “shopkeeper” — a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading “Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.”
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.
a time when many people take holidays
In this reading ““This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “A MOTHER AT HOME.”
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 A MOTHER AT HOME.
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
plural of “advertisement” — a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading You have only a week in which to make your arrangements.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MOTHER AT HOME.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
recognizable; marked
From this reading “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have only a week in which to make your arrangements.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A MOTHER AT HOME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have only a week in which to make your arrangements.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.
engage in
From this reading You have only a week in which to make your arrangements.
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A MOTHER AT HOME.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.
and nothing more
From this reading You have only a week in which to make your arrangements.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
plural of “recommendation” — something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
an official written record of names or events or transactions
From this reading “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.
plural of “shopkeeper” — a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
carry out
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This holiday season is bad for advertisements,” Miss Latimer decided.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.
the act of testing something
From this reading “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading You have only a week in which to make your arrangements.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Other methods take time, especially private recommendations among shopkeepers or acquaintances—which is the best.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I fear you must give another trial to registry offices.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have only a week in which to make your arrangements.
Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1015, June 10, 1899 by Various holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 453 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1015, June 10, 1899, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1015, June 10, 1899 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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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