Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION Patricia served. Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach. “Fifteen love,” announced the referee. The Scott Sisters had won the first point easily. “Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.
Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading ““Fifteen love,” announced the referee.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION Patricia served.”
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading ““Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading ““Fifteen love,” announced the referee.”
(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
From this reading ““Fifteen love,” announced the referee.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “The Scott Sisters had won the first point easily.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “The Scott Sisters had won the first point easily.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading ““Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.”
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.
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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 Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
possessing life
From this reading “Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Fifteen love,” announced the referee.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION Patricia served.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The Scott Sisters had won the first point easily.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “Fifteen love,” announced the referee.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Scott Sisters had won the first point easily.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Scott Sisters had won the first point easily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Fifteen love,” announced the referee.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONCLUSION Patricia served.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The Scott Sisters had won the first point easily.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
From this reading “Fifteen love,” announced the referee.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading The Scott Sisters had won the first point easily.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading CONCLUSION Patricia served.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The Scott Sisters had won the first point easily.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Fifteen love,” announced the referee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tommy returned it, whereupon Patricia sent a ball which Tommy failed to reach.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The Scott Sisters had won the first point easily.
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Look alive!” snapped Harriet, cutting her words off short.
Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts by Janet Aldridge holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 23 holds 164 sentences of The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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