Chapter 20 of The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia. She was not reading, however, although her book lay open. At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him. The young man’s expression was severe on this occasion, not Eugenia’s. “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
Chapter 20 of The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
From this reading “There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.”
possessive form of “eugenia” — tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
enter uninvited
From this reading ““I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.”
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “The young man’s expression was severe on this occasion, not Eugenia’s.”
in a stiff manner
From this reading ““I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.”
In this reading “At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was not reading, however, although her book lay open.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.
tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
possessive form of “eugenia” — tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
From this reading The young man’s expression was severe on this occasion, not Eugenia’s.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The young man’s expression was severe on this occasion, not Eugenia’s.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was not reading, however, although her book lay open.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
enter uninvited
From this reading “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was not reading, however, although her book lay open.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man’s expression was severe on this occasion, not Eugenia’s.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not reading, however, although her book lay open.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading The young man’s expression was severe on this occasion, not Eugenia’s.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She was not reading, however, although her book lay open.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She was not reading, however, although her book lay open.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading The young man’s expression was severe on this occasion, not Eugenia’s.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not reading, however, although her book lay open.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.
in a stiff manner
From this reading “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The young man’s expression was severe on this occasion, not Eugenia’s.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
in the direction of
From this reading At the sound of Captain Castaigne’s chair approaching she looked toward him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not reading, however, although her book lay open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There by the pool on a log with a book in her lap sat Eugenia.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am sorry to intrude upon you,” he began stiffly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man’s expression was severe on this occasion, not Eugenia’s.
Chapter 20 of The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line by Margaret Vandercook holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 20 holds 167 sentences of The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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