Chapter 3 of The Turned-About Girls is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Turned-About Girls is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline. The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons. "Caroline," she said, in a small voice. "For my grandmother." "My name's Jacqueline Gildersleeve," cut in her companion.
Chapter 3 of The Turned-About Girls is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.”
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline.”
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.”
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “"Caroline," she said, in a small voice.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.”
a clothing fabric in a plaid weave
From this reading “The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “"For my grandmother."”
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
From this reading “"My name's Jacqueline Gildersleeve," cut in her companion.”
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.
a youthful female person
In this reading “The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.”
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 A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline.
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline.
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading "Caroline," she said, in a small voice.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "My name's Jacqueline Gildersleeve," cut in her companion.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "My name's Jacqueline Gildersleeve," cut in her companion.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For my grandmother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My name's Jacqueline Gildersleeve," cut in her companion.
a clothing fabric in a plaid weave
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
a young female
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "For my grandmother."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "For my grandmother."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline.
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
From this reading "My name's Jacqueline Gildersleeve," cut in her companion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Caroline," she said, in a small voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Caroline," she said, in a small voice.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Caroline," she said, in a small voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little girl in gingham blushed and kept her eyes fixed on Mildred's buttons.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Caroline," she said, in a small voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A BOND IN COMMON "What's your name?" asked Jacqueline.
Chapter 3 of The Turned-About Girls by Beulah Marie Dix holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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