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The Other Girls

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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"LIVING IN."
Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.
Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.
Miss Ledwith took a carriage and called for her.
In that manner they could bring away nearly all.
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The Other Girls

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Other Girls is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"LIVING IN."
/ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn/
Line 2
Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.
Line 3
Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.
/bel kʊd nɑːt ɡoʊ əˈloʊn tuː rɪsk ˈeni ˈmiːtɪŋ tuː pʊt hərˈself ˌvɑːlənˈterəli ənd ˌʌnprəˈtektɪd ɪn ðə weɪ əˈɡen/
Line 4
Miss Ledwith took a carriage and called for her.
Line 5
In that manner they could bring away nearly all.
/ɪn ðæt ˈmænər ðeɪ kʊd brɪŋ əˈweɪ ˈnɪrli ɔːl/

Learner Dictionary

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Bel noun US /bel/

a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

From this reading “Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.”

Leicester noun US /ˈlestər/

a largely agricultural county in central England

From this reading “Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.”

needful adjective US /ˈniːdfəl/

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading “Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.”

packing noun US /ˈpækɪŋ/

any material used especially to protect something

From this reading “Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.”

removing verb US /riˈmuːvɪŋ/

-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading “Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.”

sorting noun US /ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/

an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

From this reading “Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.”

unprotected adjective US /ˌʌnprəˈtektɪd/

lacking protection or defense

From this reading “Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.”

voluntarily adverb US /ˌvɑːlənˈterəli/

out of your own free will

From this reading “Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Miss Ledwith took a carriage and called for her.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading In that manner they could bring away nearly all.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading In that manner they could bring away nearly all.

BelnounUS /bel/

a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

Bree

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading In that manner they could bring away nearly all.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Miss Ledwith took a carriage and called for her.

carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading Miss Ledwith took a carriage and called for her.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

DesirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Miss Ledwith took a carriage and called for her.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "LIVING IN."

Ledwith

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

LeicesternounUS /ˈlestər/

a largely agricultural county in central England

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

LIVINGnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading "LIVING IN."

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In that manner they could bring away nearly all.

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Miss Ledwith took a carriage and called for her.

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading In that manner they could bring away nearly all.

needfuladjectiveUS /ˈniːdfəl/

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/

any material used especially to protect something

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

PlacenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

removingverbUS /riˈmuːvɪŋ/

-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

risknounUS /rɪsk/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

sortingnounUS /ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/

an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In that manner they could bring away nearly all.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In that manner they could bring away nearly all.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Miss Ledwith took a carriage and called for her.

unprotectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnprəˈtektɪd/

lacking protection or defense

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

voluntarilyadverbUS /ˌvɑːlənˈterəli/

out of your own free will

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Bel could not go alone, to risk any meeting; to put herself, voluntarily and unprotected in the way again.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Desire Ledwith went over to Leicester Place with Bel Bree, when she returned there for the first needful sorting and packing and removing.

Chapter 27 of The Other Girls by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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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Chapter 27 holds 160 sentences of The Other Girls, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

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