Chapter 21 of The Youngest Girl in the Fifth is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Youngest Girl in the Fifth is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness. "An unexpected blessing," she remarked. "I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt. Better late than never. We're quits now, Gwen Gascoyne."
Chapter 21 of The Youngest Girl in the Fifth is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading “Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.”
the formal act of approving
From this reading “"An unexpected blessing," she remarked.”
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading “Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.”
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading “"I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt.”
on equal terms by payment or requital
From this reading “We're quits now, Gwen Gascoyne."”
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)
From this reading “Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.”
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading “Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “"An unexpected blessing," she remarked.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt.
surprising greatly
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An unexpected blessing," she remarked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better late than never.
the formal act of approving
From this reading "An unexpected blessing," she remarked.
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading "I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're quits now, Gwen Gascoyne."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Better late than never.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Better late than never.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We're quits now, Gwen Gascoyne."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt.
on equal terms by payment or requital
From this reading We're quits now, Gwen Gascoyne."
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "An unexpected blessing," she remarked.
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "An unexpected blessing," she remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt.
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Better late than never.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'd put that sov. down as a bad debt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading "An unexpected blessing," she remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're quits now, Gwen Gascoyne."
which person or people
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Retribution Gwen took back the sovereign next morning to Netta, who received it with amazing coolness.
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