Chapter 3 of The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So he is," soothed Agnes. "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it. There! It was harrowing, but it's all over now." "No, no," shuddered Dorcas.
Chapter 3 of The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “"None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.”
extremely painful
From this reading “It was harrowing, but it's all over now."”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “"None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “"No, no," shuddered Dorcas.”
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “"So he is," soothed Agnes.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “"None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.”
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.
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In this reading “"None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.”
In this reading “"None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.”
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From this reading "So he is," soothed Agnes.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was harrowing, but it's all over now."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was harrowing, but it's all over now."
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no," shuddered Dorcas.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
extremely painful
From this reading It was harrowing, but it's all over now."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So he is," soothed Agnes.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So he is," soothed Agnes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was harrowing, but it's all over now."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no," shuddered Dorcas.
not one, and not any
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was harrowing, but it's all over now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was harrowing, but it's all over now."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading "No, no," shuddered Dorcas.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So he is," soothed Agnes.
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading "So he is," soothed Agnes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was harrowing, but it's all over now."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "None of the rest of us would have dared set the trap, if we had been bright enough to think of it.
Chapter 3 of The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted by Katharine Ellis Barrett holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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