Chapter 9 of While Caroline Was Growing is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of While Caroline Was Growing is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They stood beside it. No one was near them; no one called to them. Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs. Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet. She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.
Chapter 9 of While Caroline Was Growing is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading “She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.”
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading “Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.”
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs.”
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading “Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.”
plural of “prong” — a pointed projection
From this reading “Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs.”
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading “Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.”
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs.”
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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 Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
next to; at the side of
From this reading They stood beside it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading No one was near them; no one called to them.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.
put on clothes
From this reading She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They stood beside it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
a particular point in time
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading No one was near them; no one called to them.
not any; not one
From this reading No one was near them; no one called to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was near them; no one called to them.
above and across; more than
From this reading She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
plural of “prong” — a pointed projection
From this reading Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.
without speaking
From this reading Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs.
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood beside it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No one was near them; no one called to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood beside it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one was near them; no one called to them.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Silently Caroline slid under the sharp prongs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one was near them; no one called to them.
a Caucasian
From this reading Joan of Arc put her hands under her skirt a moment and a white ruffled petticoat slipped around her feet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She adjusted it over her dress and pulled herself with difficulty through.
Chapter 9 of While Caroline Was Growing by Josephine Daskam Bacon holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of While Caroline Was Growing, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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