Chapter 9 of Three Girls from School is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Three Girls from School is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, you have a girl cousin? I did not know of that." "Not a girl; he is a man. His name is John Saxon." "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
Chapter 9 of Three Girls from School is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading “"What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"Oh, you have a girl cousin?”
a young female
From this reading “"Oh, you have a girl cousin?”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “His name is John Saxon."”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “His name is John Saxon."”
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading “His name is John Saxon."”
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading “"What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?”
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 "Oh, you have a girl cousin?
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Oh, you have a girl cousin?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know of that."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
a young female
From this reading "Oh, you have a girl cousin?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, you have a girl cousin?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not a girl; he is a man.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name is John Saxon."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not know of that."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Not a girl; he is a man.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading His name is John Saxon."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I did not know of that."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Not a girl; he is a man.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name is John Saxon."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know of that."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I did not know of that."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you have a girl cousin?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading His name is John Saxon."
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I did not know of that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you have a girl cousin?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "What!" said Lady Lushington, her eyes sparkling; "Mr Saxon, the young Australian?
Chapter 9 of Three Girls from School by L. T. Meade holds 417 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.
Chapter 9 holds 417 sentences of Three Girls from School, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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