Chapter 11 of A California Girl is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A California Girl is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. MARSTON. In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom. Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected. Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
Chapter 11 of A California Girl is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading “In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.”
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected.”
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.”
past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect
From this reading “Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected.”
plural of “magnolia” — dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
From this reading “In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.”
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.”
plural of “residence” — any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.”
of considerable importance, size, or worth
From this reading “Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected.”
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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 In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected.
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect
From this reading Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected.
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected.
immediately past
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
plural of “magnolia” — dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
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From this reading MARSTON.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
plural of “residence” — any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
of considerable importance, size, or worth
From this reading Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very many new and handsome residences were built, besides putting a new appearance on some of the old buildings.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Large substantial brick and granite blocks were erected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
a late time of life
From this reading In the last three years the beautiful little city of Roseland with its avenues of palms and magnolias had a boom.
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