Chapter 8 of A Daughter of Fife is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Daughter of Fife is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BROKEN SIXPENCE. "I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?" "You I love even so, And so I learn it." "Sweet, you cannot know How fair you are." "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
Chapter 8 of A Daughter of Fife is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “THE BROKEN SIXPENCE.”
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “"If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “"If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “"If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “"Sweet, you cannot know How fair you are."”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “"I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"”
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “"I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"”
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(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 "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You I love even so, And so I learn it."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Sweet, you cannot know How fair you are."
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE BROKEN SIXPENCE.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sweet, you cannot know How fair you are."
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
divisible by two
From this reading "You I love even so, And so I learn it."
at any time
From this reading "I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Sweet, you cannot know How fair you are."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You I love even so, And so I learn it."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Sweet, you cannot know How fair you are."
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading THE BROKEN SIXPENCE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You I love even so, And so I learn it."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROKEN SIXPENCE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I love you, sweet: how can you ever learn How much I love you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If fair enough to earn Your love, so much is all my love's concern."
Chapter 8 of A Daughter of Fife by Amelia E. Barr holds 334 sentences, grouped into 67 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 8 holds 334 sentences of A Daughter of Fife, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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