Chapter 30 of The Other Girls is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Other Girls is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHOSEN: AND CALLED. Desire Ledwith found nobody at home at Mr. Vireo's. The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return. Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea. Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.
Chapter 30 of The Other Girls is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.”
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading “Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.”
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading “CHOSEN: AND CALLED.”
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Desire Ledwith found nobody at home at Mr. Vireo's.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHOSEN: AND CALLED.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Desire Ledwith found nobody at home at Mr. Vireo's.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading CHOSEN: AND CALLED.
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading CHOSEN: AND CALLED.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Desire Ledwith found nobody at home at Mr. Vireo's.
set up or found
From this reading Desire Ledwith found nobody at home at Mr. Vireo's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Desire Ledwith found nobody at home at Mr. Vireo's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Desire Ledwith found nobody at home at Mr. Vireo's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Desire Ledwith found nobody at home at Mr. Vireo's.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Desire Ledwith found nobody at home at Mr. Vireo's.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Desire knew that it was one of the minister's chapel nights.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.
express in words
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.
any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color
From this reading Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Desire Ledwith found nobody at home at Mr. Vireo's.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Vireo was at her mother's, and she believed they would not come back to tea.
at the time that
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The maid-servant said that she could not tell when they would return.
Chapter 30 of The Other Girls by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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 30 holds 229 sentences of The Other Girls, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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