Chapter 8 of The Rectory Children is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Rectory Children is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.' _A North Pole Story._ Biddy stared at Celestina. The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement. 'Go on,' said Biddy. 'Tell me some more.
Chapter 8 of The Rectory Children is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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adult female chicken
From this reading “_A North Pole Story._ Biddy stared at Celestina.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “_A North Pole Story._ Biddy stared at Celestina.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “_A North Pole Story._ Biddy stared at Celestina.”
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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 A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _A North Pole Story._ Biddy stared at Celestina.
adult female chicken
From this reading _A North Pole Story._ Biddy stared at Celestina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A North Pole Story._ Biddy stared at Celestina.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Go on,' said Biddy.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Tell me some more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'Tell me some more.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Go on,' said Biddy.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading _A North Pole Story._ Biddy stared at Celestina.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Go on,' said Biddy.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'Tell me some more.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading _A North Pole Story._ Biddy stared at Celestina.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _A North Pole Story._ Biddy stared at Celestina.
express in words
From this reading 'Tell me some more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.
in or at the place that
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little girl's face was quite flushed with excitement.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A NICE PLAN 'Up where the world grows cold, Under the sharp north star.'
Chapter 8 of The Rectory Children by Mrs. Molesworth holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 8 holds 245 sentences of The Rectory Children, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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