Chapter 28 of The Wall Street Girl is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Wall Street Girl is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEEING He saw now. Blind fool that he had been, month after month! He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop. She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him. She must have been waiting for him, or he never would have found her.
Chapter 28 of The Wall Street Girl is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Blind fool that he had been, month after month!”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Blind fool that he had been, month after month!”
a midday meal
From this reading “She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Blind fool that he had been, month after month!”
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.”
witty remark
From this reading “He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.”
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In this reading “He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.”
In this reading “He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.”
In this reading “Blind fool that he had been, month after month!”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.”
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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 He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
later than; following
From this reading Blind fool that he had been, month after month!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Blind fool that he had been, month after month!
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Blind fool that he had been, month after month!
at any time
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Blind fool that he had been, month after month!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
set up or found
From this reading She must have been waiting for him, or he never would have found her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Blind fool that he had been, month after month!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have been waiting for him, or he never would have found her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SEEING He saw now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She must have been waiting for him, or he never would have found her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
a midday meal
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Blind fool that he had been, month after month!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have been waiting for him, or he never would have found her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She must have been waiting for him, or he never would have found her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading SEEING He saw now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She must have been waiting for him, or he never would have found her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
witty remark
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
cut with a saw
From this reading SEEING He saw now.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading SEEING He saw now.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Blind fool that he had been, month after month!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
at the time that
From this reading She had reminded him that it was luncheon time, and when he had gone out she had been waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sank on a bench and went back in his thoughts to the first time he had ever seen Sally Winthrop.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She must have been waiting for him, or he never would have found her.
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