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Chapter 7 of Turquoise and Ruby is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The door slammed behind Miss Juggins. The girls looked at each other. "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then. "_She_ would be fifty times worse. Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
Chapter 7 of Turquoise and Ruby is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “"_She_ would be fifty times worse.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “"We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.”
relieve from
From this reading “"We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.”
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading “The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.”
plural of “sum” — a quantity of money
From this reading “Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.”
In this reading “"_She_ would be fifty times worse.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “The girls looked at each other.”
do away with
In this reading “"We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.”
have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something
In this reading “Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girls looked at each other.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The girls looked at each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls looked at each other.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girls looked at each other.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The girls looked at each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
relieve from
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
plural of “sum” — a quantity of money
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door slammed behind Miss Juggins.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We mustn't get rid of Pussy-cat," said Nina then.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "_She_ would be fifty times worse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, I'll keep the sums awfully carefully, and I'll--" "You'll have to believe in her, you know, and try to be agreeable," said Fanchon.
Chapter 7 of Turquoise and Ruby by L. T. Meade holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 7 holds 423 sentences of Turquoise and Ruby, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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