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Chapter 4 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!" Jane obeyed Miss Elting's command promptly. The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air. "Work her arms back and forth. We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.
Chapter 4 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading “We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Jane obeyed Miss Elting's command promptly.”
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading “A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!"”
with little or no delay
From this reading “Jane obeyed Miss Elting's command promptly.”
the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules
From this reading “We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.”
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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 A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!"
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Work her arms back and forth.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "Work her arms back and forth.
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Jane obeyed Miss Elting's command promptly.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
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From this reading Jane obeyed Miss Elting's command promptly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Work her arms back and forth.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane obeyed Miss Elting's command promptly.
conformity or harmony
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Jane obeyed Miss Elting's command promptly.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Jane obeyed Miss Elting's command promptly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!"
above and across; more than
From this reading A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!"
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!"
with little or no delay
From this reading Jane obeyed Miss Elting's command promptly.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A QUESTION OF POLITICS "Lay her over on her back!"
the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules
From this reading We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must set up artificial respiration," she directed.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The guardian, using her wet handkerchief, cleared Harriet's mouth by keeping the tongue down to admit the air.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Work her arms back and forth.
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