Chapter 20 of The Great Experience is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Great Experience is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Betty Finds Her Opposite. Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study. She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously. She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home. There were only a few boarders.
Chapter 20 of The Great Experience is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading “There were only a few boarders.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “Betty Finds Her Opposite.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.”
plural of “missionary” — someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading “She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.”
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading “She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.”
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.
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In this reading “Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.”
time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy
In this reading “She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.”
In this reading “Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty Finds Her Opposite.
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading There were only a few boarders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.
characterized by great determination
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There were only a few boarders.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Betty Finds Her Opposite.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty Finds Her Opposite.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.
plural of “missionary” — someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.
and nothing more
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Betty Finds Her Opposite.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading She made her home in a quiet little boarding-house, not far from the Mission Home.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
refrain from harming
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were only a few boarders.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading She determined to give all her spare time to the missionaries, and she was welcomed back joyously.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were only a few boarders.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Betty stayed in Ephraim only three weeks, and then returned to New York, to study.
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