Chapter 3 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1016, June 17, 1899 is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1016, June 17, 1899 is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KITCHEN COURTSHIPS. Lucy secured “a girl” at last. The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else. What else was she? She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.
Chapter 3 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1016, June 17, 1899 is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.”
someone in charge of other people
From this reading “The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “KITCHEN COURTSHIPS.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy secured “a girl” at last.”
an official written record of names or events or transactions
From this reading “The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.”
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading “Lucy secured “a girl” at last.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.”
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading “She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.”
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.
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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 Lucy secured “a girl” at last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
any thing at all
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lucy secured “a girl” at last.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KITCHEN COURTSHIPS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
a young female
From this reading Lucy secured “a girl” at last.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
someone in charge of other people
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading KITCHEN COURTSHIPS.
immediately past
From this reading Lucy secured “a girl” at last.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy secured “a girl” at last.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.
an official written record of names or events or transactions
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading Lucy secured “a girl” at last.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading She had not the appearance or manner of the trained servant.
precisely as stated
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What else was she?
(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 The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What else was she?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The girl called herself “a girl,” the registry office keeper called her “a girl,” and Lucy said within herself that she could not very well call her anything else.
Chapter 3 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1016, June 17, 1899 by Various holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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 3 holds 471 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1016, June 17, 1899, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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