Chapter 7 of The Poor Little Rich Girl is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Poor Little Rich Girl is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice. And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible. Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon. Now and then she glanced across the room to the white-and-gold bed. Then she beamed fondly.
Chapter 7 of The Poor Little Rich Girl is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “Then she beamed fondly.”
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.”
with fondness; with love
From this reading “Then she beamed fondly.”
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.”
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading “Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.”
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Now and then she glanced across the room to the white-and-gold bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading Then she beamed fondly.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Now and then she glanced across the room to the white-and-gold bed.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.
with fondness; with love
From this reading Then she beamed fondly.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Now and then she glanced across the room to the white-and-gold bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.
and nothing more
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.
without a sound
From this reading And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then she glanced across the room to the white-and-gold bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Now and then she glanced across the room to the white-and-gold bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Miss Royle looked sober as she sipped her orange-juice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then she glanced across the room to the white-and-gold bed.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
the upper part of anything
From this reading And she cut off the top of her breakfast egg as noiselessly as possible.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Her directions to Thomas, she half-whispered, or merely signaled them by a wave of her coffee-spoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then she glanced across the room to the white-and-gold bed.
Chapter 7 of The Poor Little Rich Girl by Eleanor Gates holds 324 sentences, grouped into 65 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 7 holds 324 sentences of The Poor Little Rich Girl, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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