Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1026, August 26, 1899 is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1026, August 26, 1899 is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WATER-PARTY. “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden. “Very much indeed.” “Was it a regular dinner-party?” “Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!”
Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1026, August 26, 1899 is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 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 enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading ““How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading ““How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading ““Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!””
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading ““How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading ““How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading ““Was it a regular dinner-party?””
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading ““Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!””
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading ““How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.”
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.
In this reading ““How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.”
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 “Was it a regular dinner-party?”
an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
later than; following
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Was it a regular dinner-party?”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Very much indeed.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Was it a regular dinner-party?”
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!”
immediately past
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Very much indeed.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “Was it a regular dinner-party?”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Oh, no, only just ourselves, you know—and Mr. Scott!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATER-PARTY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very much indeed.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was it a regular dinner-party?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WATER-PARTY.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “How did you enjoy yourself last evening, Marion?” asked Ada, on the morning after Marion had paid her promised visit to Mrs. Holden.
Chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1026, August 26, 1899 by Various holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 146 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1026, August 26, 1899, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1026, August 26, 1899 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 30 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 91 minutes of reading across 220 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1026, August 26, 1899 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 5 chapters of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1026, August 26, 1899 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1026, August 26, 1899, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
