Chapter 21 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper. "Yes! Hush! Don't let them hear you!" Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
Chapter 21 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Hush!”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes!”
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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 THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't let them hear you!"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading Hush!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Don't let them hear you!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
not any; not one
From this reading Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
above and across; more than
From this reading Ruth looked apprehensively over the back of her chair, but beheld no one.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don't let them hear you!"
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WARNING "Did you hear that?" asked Ruth of Alice, in a whisper.
Chapter 21 of The Moving Picture Girls by Laura Lee Hope holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 21 holds 149 sentences of The Moving Picture Girls, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The Moving Picture Girls by Laura Lee Hope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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