Chapter 18 of Wild Kitty is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Wild Kitty is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH. Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram. It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her. She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast. Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
Chapter 18 of Wild Kitty is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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carefully thought out in advance
From this reading “It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.”
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.”
suffering shame
From this reading “Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH.”
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading “Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.”
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.”
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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 Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
suffering shame
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
take in solid food
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
a young female
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH.
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
worried and uneasy
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
only a very short time before
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
an educational institution
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Alice acted somewhat the part of a jailer; she had to convey the disgraced girl to Middleton School.
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Early the next morning Kitty received her telegram.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading KITTY TELLS THE TRUTH.
in a violent manner
From this reading She was restless and miserable before; now her hands shook so violently that she could scarcely eat her breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It certainly was not at all calculated to soothe her.
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