Chapter 29 of The Story Book Girls is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Story Book Girls is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding. Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding. "It was just like the Leightons." Aunt Katharine was more explicit. "It’s hardly decent," she said.
Chapter 29 of The Story Book Girls is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Aunt Katharine was more explicit.”
plural of “bridesmaid” — an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
From this reading “Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “"It’s hardly decent," she said.”
precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
From this reading “Aunt Katharine was more explicit.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.”
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding.”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Katharine was more explicit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
plural of “bridesmaid” — an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading "It’s hardly decent," she said.
precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
From this reading Aunt Katharine was more explicit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding.
only a very short time before
From this reading "It’s hardly decent," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was just like the Leightons."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s hardly decent," she said.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
and nothing more
From this reading "It was just like the Leightons."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Katharine was more explicit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was just like the Leightons."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It was just like the Leightons."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Aunt Katharine was more explicit.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding.
and nothing more
From this reading Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding.
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It’s hardly decent," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It’s hardly decent," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ridgetown had only one opinion for that proceeding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It was just like the Leightons."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was just like the Leightons."
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Symington Mabel and Jean were to be bridesmaids at Isobel’s wedding.
Chapter 29 of The Story Book Girls by Christina Gowans Whyte holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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 29 holds 286 sentences of The Story Book Girls, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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