Chapter 4 of Tish plays the game is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Tish plays the game is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“An island,” she said, “would be ideal. Just the four of us, and Hannah. Simple living and high thinking. That’s what the young girls of to-day require.” “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
Chapter 4 of Tish plays the game is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading ““An island,” she said, “would be ideal.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading ““An island,” she said, “would be ideal.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “Simple living and high thinking.”
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “That’s what the young girls of to-day require.””
in an unfortunate way
From this reading ““I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “Simple living and high thinking.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Simple living and high thinking.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ““I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!”
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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a girl or young woman who is unmarried
In this reading “That’s what the young girls of to-day require.””
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From this reading “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An island,” she said, “would be ideal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just the four of us, and Hannah.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “An island,” she said, “would be ideal.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Just the four of us, and Hannah.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading That’s what the young girls of to-day require.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just the four of us, and Hannah.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Simple living and high thinking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “An island,” she said, “would be ideal.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “An island,” she said, “would be ideal.
and nothing more
From this reading Just the four of us, and Hannah.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Simple living and high thinking.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just the four of us, and Hannah.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading That’s what the young girls of to-day require.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “An island,” she said, “would be ideal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “An island,” she said, “would be ideal.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Simple living and high thinking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what the young girls of to-day require.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just the four of us, and Hannah.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Simple living and high thinking.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what the young girls of to-day require.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just the four of us, and Hannah.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That’s what the young girls of to-day require.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I often wonder,” Aggie said sadly, “what Mr. Wiggins would have thought of them!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “An island,” she said, “would be ideal.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading That’s what the young girls of to-day require.”
Chapter 4 of Tish plays the game by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 4 holds 447 sentences of Tish plays the game, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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