Chapter 12 of The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise. "Was it?" she repeated. "Was what?" asked her sister. "Was it a mistake?" "Of course it was, Ruth!
Chapter 12 of The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.”
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"Was it a mistake?"”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Was it?" she repeated.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Was what?" asked her sister.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.”
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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 "Was it a mistake?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Was what?" asked her sister.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course it was, Ruth!
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Was it?" she repeated.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Was it a mistake?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course it was, Ruth!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Was it?" she repeated.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Was it?" she repeated.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Was what?" asked her sister.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Was what?" asked her sister.
during the time that
From this reading AN INTERRUPTION While Alice was putting on her hat Ruth looked at her in some surprise.
Chapter 12 of The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays by Laura Lee Hope holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 12 holds 133 sentences of The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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