Chapter 4 of The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MANY VISITORS. Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness. Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments. The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more. Miss Martineau determined to go at once to the fountainhead.
Chapter 4 of The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.”
trueness of course toward a goal
From this reading “Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “MANY VISITORS.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Martineau determined to go at once to the fountainhead.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Miss Martineau determined to go at once to the fountainhead.
trueness of course toward a goal
From this reading Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
an abundant source
From this reading Miss Martineau determined to go at once to the fountainhead.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Miss Martineau determined to go at once to the fountainhead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading MANY VISITORS.
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From this reading Miss Martineau determined to go at once to the fountainhead.
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From this reading Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
not any; not one
From this reading Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness.
on one occasion
From this reading Miss Martineau determined to go at once to the fountainhead.
and nothing more
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Miss Martineau's plans had been full of directness.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The girls must be helped; she could only give them counsel, but others could do more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Martineau determined to go at once to the fountainhead.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading MANY VISITORS.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Having made up her mind, she wasted no precious moments.
Chapter 4 of The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls by L. T. Meade holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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 4 holds 292 sentences of The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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