Chapter 16 of A Daughter of the Middle Border is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Daughter of the Middle Border is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully. "Wait and see!" I confidently replied. The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome. "Why, it looks just as it used to!" exclaimed Mary Isabel.
Chapter 16 of A Daughter of the Middle Border is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.”
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading “I confidently replied.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"Why, it looks just as it used to!" exclaimed Mary Isabel.”
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading “The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.”
accept gladly
From this reading “The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.”
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading “The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.”
in a wistful manner
From this reading “"Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully.”
In this reading “The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
(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 "Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Wait and see!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading I confidently replied.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Why, it looks just as it used to!" exclaimed Mary Isabel.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I confidently replied.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, it looks just as it used to!" exclaimed Mary Isabel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
and nothing more
From this reading "Why, it looks just as it used to!" exclaimed Mary Isabel.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Why, it looks just as it used to!" exclaimed Mary Isabel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Why, it looks just as it used to!" exclaimed Mary Isabel.
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading I confidently replied.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Wait and see!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, it looks just as it used to!" exclaimed Mary Isabel.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Why, it looks just as it used to!" exclaimed Mary Isabel.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait and see!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
accept gladly
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it looks just as it used to!" exclaimed Mary Isabel.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading The night was cold and dark but as they neared the old house its windows winked a cheery welcome.
in a wistful manner
From this reading "Is it all made new?" they asked wistfully.
Chapter 16 of A Daughter of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland holds 558 sentences, grouped into 112 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.
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