Chapter 8 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1030, September 23, 1899 is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1030, September 23, 1899 is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TALL GIRL AND THE SMALL GIRL. “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller. “Long and lazy,” says the proverb. “Divinely tall,” says Tennyson. Now in thought go over the tall girls whom you have known.
Chapter 8 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1030, September 23, 1899 is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 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.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading ““Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.”
by divine means
From this reading ““Divinely tall,” says Tennyson.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading ““Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.”
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading ““Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading ““Long and lazy,” says the proverb.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading ““Long and lazy,” says the proverb.”
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading ““Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading ““Divinely tall,” says Tennyson.”
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.
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “Now in thought go over the tall girls whom you have known.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TALL GIRL AND THE SMALL GIRL.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
a small loft or garret
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
by divine means
From this reading “Divinely tall,” says Tennyson.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
a young female
From this reading THE TALL GIRL AND THE SMALL GIRL.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Now in thought go over the tall girls whom you have known.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now in thought go over the tall girls whom you have known.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now in thought go over the tall girls whom you have known.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Now in thought go over the tall girls whom you have known.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “Long and lazy,” says the proverb.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Long and lazy,” says the proverb.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now in thought go over the tall girls whom you have known.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
above and across; more than
From this reading Now in thought go over the tall girls whom you have known.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “Long and lazy,” says the proverb.
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE TALL GIRL AND THE SMALL GIRL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading THE TALL GIRL AND THE SMALL GIRL.
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “Divinely tall,” says Tennyson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TALL GIRL AND THE SMALL GIRL.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Now in thought go over the tall girls whom you have known.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature has built many storeys high,” says quaint old Fuller.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now in thought go over the tall girls whom you have known.
Chapter 8 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1030, September 23, 1899 by Various holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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 8 holds 82 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1030, September 23, 1899, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1030, September 23, 1899 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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