Chapter 11 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before. If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks. But Alice was not certain. "And yet I've seen him before, and lately, too," she thought. The girls was in the hall, now.
Chapter 11 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.”
something you have to do
From this reading “If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.”
a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
From this reading “If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.”
causing great physical or mental suffering
From this reading “RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.”
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.”
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading “RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.”
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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 If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yet I've seen him before, and lately, too," she thought.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Alice was not certain.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading But Alice was not certain.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls was in the hall, now.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The girls was in the hall, now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And yet I've seen him before, and lately, too," she thought.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And yet I've seen him before, and lately, too," she thought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
in the recent past
From this reading "And yet I've seen him before, and lately, too," she thought.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Alice was not certain.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The girls was in the hall, now.
something you have to do
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
causing great physical or mental suffering
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he was a plumber, as he said he was, it might be that he had been in the apartment house on other occasions to repair breaks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "And yet I've seen him before, and lately, too," she thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And yet I've seen him before, and lately, too," she thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
in or at the place that
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading RUSS IS WORRIED Alice was racking her brain to recall where she had seen the man before.
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet I've seen him before, and lately, too," she thought.
Chapter 11 of The Moving Picture Girls by Laura Lee Hope holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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