Chapter 20 of The Rebel of the School is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Rebel of the School is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SOCIETY MEETS AT MRS. CHURCH'S COTTAGE. That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage. They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file. Each one, as they expressed it, had her heart in her mouth.
Chapter 20 of The Rebel of the School is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.”
possessive form of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “CHURCH'S COTTAGE.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “CHURCH'S COTTAGE.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Each one, as they expressed it, had her heart in her mouth.”
record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading “They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.”
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “THE SOCIETY MEETS AT MRS.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.”
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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 That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SOCIETY MEETS AT MRS.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
possessive form of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading CHURCH'S COTTAGE.
a small house with a single story
From this reading CHURCH'S COTTAGE.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each one, as they expressed it, had her heart in her mouth.
being one more than seven
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
communicated in words
From this reading Each one, as they expressed it, had her heart in her mouth.
record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each one, as they expressed it, had her heart in her mouth.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Each one, as they expressed it, had her heart in her mouth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Each one, as they expressed it, had her heart in her mouth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Each one, as they expressed it, had her heart in her mouth.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading THE SOCIETY MEETS AT MRS.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Each one, as they expressed it, had her heart in her mouth.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE SOCIETY MEETS AT MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each one, as they expressed it, had her heart in her mouth.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
one of four equal parts
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading THE SOCIETY MEETS AT MRS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOCIETY MEETS AT MRS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They walked as much as possible on the grass, and glided in single file.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading That evening at about a quarter to eight a band of perfectly silent girls might have been seen walking along the road that led to Mrs. Church's cottage.
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