Chapter 6 of The Little School-Mothers is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Little School-Mothers is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way. "Good-bye," said Ralph. "And Father will give you money: I'll see he do." Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room. There Harriet told all.
Chapter 6 of The Little School-Mothers is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.”
possessive form of “burton” — English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “"Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “"And Father will give you money: I'll see he do."”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.”
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In this reading “Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.”
In this reading “Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.”
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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 "Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
later than; following
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
(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 There Harriet told all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Father will give you money: I'll see he do."
possessive form of “burton” — English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And Father will give you money: I'll see he do."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "And Father will give you money: I'll see he do."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "And Father will give you money: I'll see he do."
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
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From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Father will give you money: I'll see he do."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "And Father will give you money: I'll see he do."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye," said Ralph.
on the contrary
From this reading "Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "And Father will give you money: I'll see he do."
extremely modest or shy
From this reading "Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There Harriet told all.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading There Harriet told all.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Good-bye, little master," he said, in rather a shamefaced way.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thus Ralph returned after his great adventure and Harriet and he went together, side by side, into Mrs Burton's private sitting-room.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And Father will give you money: I'll see he do."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And Father will give you money: I'll see he do."
Chapter 6 of The Little School-Mothers by L. T. Meade holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 6 holds 419 sentences of The Little School-Mothers, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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