Chapter 12 of The Story Girl is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Story Girl is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning. We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy. “Oh, dear me, I overslept myself. Uncle Roger wanted breakfast at six. Well, I suppose the fire is on anyhow, for the Story Girl is up.
Chapter 12 of The Story Girl is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Well, I suppose the fire is on anyhow, for the Story Girl is up.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Uncle Roger wanted breakfast at six.”
pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
From this reading “We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.”
inflected form of “oversleep” — sleep longer than intended
From this reading ““Oh, dear me, I overslept myself.”
reflecting optimism
From this reading “We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.”
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading “We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Well, I suppose the fire is on anyhow, for the Story Girl is up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Uncle Roger wanted breakfast at six.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Uncle Roger wanted breakfast at six.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, dear me, I overslept myself.
pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
From this reading We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Well, I suppose the fire is on anyhow, for the Story Girl is up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, I suppose the fire is on anyhow, for the Story Girl is up.
a young female
From this reading Well, I suppose the fire is on anyhow, for the Story Girl is up.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, dear me, I overslept myself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, I suppose the fire is on anyhow, for the Story Girl is up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, dear me, I overslept myself.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Oh, dear me, I overslept myself.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, dear me, I overslept myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.
inflected form of “oversleep” — sleep longer than intended
From this reading “Oh, dear me, I overslept myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle Roger wanted breakfast at six.
reflecting optimism
From this reading We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Uncle Roger wanted breakfast at six.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.
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 Well, I suppose the fire is on anyhow, for the Story Girl is up.
express a supposition
From this reading Well, I suppose the fire is on anyhow, for the Story Girl is up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Roger wanted breakfast at six.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Uncle Roger wanted breakfast at six.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I suppose the fire is on anyhow, for the Story Girl is up.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.
at the time that
From this reading It was half-past five when we boys got up the next morning.
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading We were joined on the stairs by Felicity, yawning and rosy.
Chapter 12 of The Story Girl by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 12 holds 122 sentences of The Story Girl, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Story Girl by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 122 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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