Chapter 14 of The Turned-About Girls is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Turned-About Girls is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic. Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice: "_I_ am Jacqueline, and you are Caroline. Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy. _I_ shall go home with Cousin Penelope in the limousine."
Chapter 14 of The Turned-About Girls is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.”
come together
From this reading “A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.”
large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
From this reading “_I_ shall go home with Cousin Penelope in the limousine."”
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “_I_ shall go home with Cousin Penelope in the limousine."”
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading “Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.”
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.”
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In this reading “Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:”
return home
In this reading “_I_ shall go home with Cousin Penelope in the limousine."”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.”
leave
In this reading “Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.”
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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 FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "_I_ am Jacqueline, and you are Caroline.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_I_ am Jacqueline, and you are Caroline.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading _I_ shall go home with Cousin Penelope in the limousine."
put on clothes
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
come together
From this reading A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _I_ shall go home with Cousin Penelope in the limousine."
exceedingly bad
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_I_ am Jacqueline, and you are Caroline.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
From this reading _I_ shall go home with Cousin Penelope in the limousine."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
a particular point in time
From this reading A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading _I_ shall go home with Cousin Penelope in the limousine."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
express in words
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _I_ shall go home with Cousin Penelope in the limousine."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
carry out
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Quite sincerely she expected Jacqueline to step up to her and say in a loud voice:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FAIR ENCOUNTER For poor little Caroline the moment was tragic.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Take off that dress of mine, and go away with this horrid little staring red-haired boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_I_ am Jacqueline, and you are Caroline.
Chapter 14 of The Turned-About Girls by Beulah Marie Dix holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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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