Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 997, February 4, 1899 is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 997, February 4, 1899 is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE “NEW GIRL.” “And was her grandfather really an earl?” “And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?” “I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!” “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 997, February 4, 1899 is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 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.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?””
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading ““I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!””
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading ““And was her grandfather really an earl?””
a person who is older than you are
From this reading ““She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.””
the father of your father or mother
From this reading ““And was her grandfather really an earl?””
express in speech
From this reading ““And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?””
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading ““She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.””
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ““I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!””
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “And was her grandfather really an earl?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And was her grandfather really an earl?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “And was her grandfather really an earl?”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
a young female
From this reading THE “NEW GIRL.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “And was her grandfather really an earl?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And was her grandfather really an earl?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE “NEW GIRL.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
by chance
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “And was her grandfather really an earl?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!”
express in speech
From this reading “And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “NEW GIRL.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And was her grandfather really an earl?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!”
at the time that
From this reading “And shall we have to call her Lady Gwendoline when we speak to her?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is coming to-night; but perhaps Miss Elder won’t trot her out until to-morrow.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder what she is like; I am dying to see her!”
Chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 997, February 4, 1899 by Various holds 529 sentences, grouped into 106 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 5 holds 529 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 997, February 4, 1899, unabridged, divided into 106 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 997, February 4, 1899 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 529 sentences, grouped into 106 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 106 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 106 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 5 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 101 minutes of reading across 243 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 997, February 4, 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. 997, February 4, 1899 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 997, February 4, 1899, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
