Chapter 2 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TOMMY "Oh-h-h!" moaned Margery. "Poor Tommy has been killed." In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life. She pulled herself sharply together. Margery was by this time sobbing hysterically.
Chapter 2 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.”
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading “In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.”
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading “In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.”
in a hysterical manner
From this reading “Margery was by this time sobbing hysterically.”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO TOMMY "Oh-h-h!" moaned Margery.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “She pulled herself sharply together.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “She pulled herself sharply together.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “Margery was by this time sobbing hysterically.”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Poor Tommy has been killed."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Margery was by this time sobbing hysterically.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
at any time
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO TOMMY "Oh-h-h!" moaned Margery.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Poor Tommy has been killed."
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She pulled herself sharply together.
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
in a hysterical manner
From this reading Margery was by this time sobbing hysterically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Poor Tommy has been killed."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO TOMMY "Oh-h-h!" moaned Margery.
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO TOMMY "Oh-h-h!" moaned Margery.
a particular point in time
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO TOMMY "Oh-h-h!" moaned Margery.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor Tommy has been killed."
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading She pulled herself sharply together.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading She pulled herself sharply together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pulled herself sharply together.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading Margery was by this time sobbing hysterically.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that terrible moment Hazel Holland came nearer to fainting than ever before in her life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Margery was by this time sobbing hysterically.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Margery was by this time sobbing hysterically.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO TOMMY "Oh-h-h!" moaned Margery.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She pulled herself sharply together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO TOMMY "Oh-h-h!" moaned Margery.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margery was by this time sobbing hysterically.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO TOMMY "Oh-h-h!" moaned Margery.
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