Chapter 5 of The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER NINE LANDING "O Dear! It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer. It takes such an eternity for them to get in. Do you think you can see her, Karl? Take the glasses and look.
Chapter 5 of The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER NINE LANDING "O Dear!”
time without end
From this reading “It takes such an eternity for them to get in.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “Take the glasses and look.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “CHAPTER NINE LANDING "O Dear!”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “CHAPTER NINE LANDING "O Dear!”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “It takes such an eternity for them to get in.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It takes such an eternity for them to get in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take the glasses and look.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Do you think you can see her, Karl?
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER NINE LANDING "O Dear!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.
dearly loved
From this reading CHAPTER NINE LANDING "O Dear!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think you can see her, Karl?
time without end
From this reading It takes such an eternity for them to get in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It takes such an eternity for them to get in.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It takes such an eternity for them to get in.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Take the glasses and look.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Do you think you can see her, Karl?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It takes such an eternity for them to get in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you think you can see her, Karl?
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading CHAPTER NINE LANDING "O Dear!
for more time
From this reading It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Take the glasses and look.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading CHAPTER NINE LANDING "O Dear!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading CHAPTER NINE LANDING "O Dear!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Do you think you can see her, Karl?
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It takes such an eternity for them to get in.
carry out
From this reading Take the glasses and look.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading It takes such an eternity for them to get in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take the glasses and look.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It takes such an eternity for them to get in.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think you can see her, Karl?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It takes such an eternity for them to get in.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading It seems as though I couldn't wait a minute longer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think you can see her, Karl?
Chapter 5 of The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted by Katharine Ellis Barrett holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 407 sentences of The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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