Chapter 9 of We Girls: a Home Story is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of We Girls: a Home Story is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WINTER NIGHTS AND WINTER DAYS. "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides. "What made it so nice?" "You, very much," said Leslie, straightforwardly. "I didn't begin it," said Miss Elizabeth.
Chapter 9 of We Girls: a Home Story is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “"I didn't begin it," said Miss Elizabeth.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “"I didn't begin it," said Miss Elizabeth.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “WINTER NIGHTS AND WINTER DAYS.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “"That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.”
with firmness and conviction; without compromise
From this reading “"You, very much," said Leslie, straightforwardly.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “"That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “WINTER NIGHTS AND WINTER DAYS.”
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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 "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WINTER NIGHTS AND WINTER DAYS.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I didn't begin it," said Miss Elizabeth.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading WINTER NIGHTS AND WINTER DAYS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't begin it," said Miss Elizabeth.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading "I didn't begin it," said Miss Elizabeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't begin it," said Miss Elizabeth.
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From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What made it so nice?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
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From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "What made it so nice?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You, very much," said Leslie, straightforwardly.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading WINTER NIGHTS AND WINTER DAYS.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What made it so nice?"
with firmness and conviction; without compromise
From this reading "You, very much," said Leslie, straightforwardly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You, very much," said Leslie, straightforwardly.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What made it so nice?"
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading WINTER NIGHTS AND WINTER DAYS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That was a nice party," said Miss Pennington, walking home with Leslie and Doctor John Hautayne, behind the Inglesides.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You, very much," said Leslie, straightforwardly.
Chapter 9 of We Girls: a Home Story by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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 257 sentences of We Girls: a Home Story, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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