Chapter 3 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mother was scrubbing the well-house. "Cossy Wakely," she says, "where you been?" "Walking," I says. "Walking!" says she; "with all I got to do. I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.
Chapter 3 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"Walking!" says she; "with all I got to do.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mother was scrubbing the well-house.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"Cossy Wakely," she says, "where you been?"”
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
From this reading “Mother was scrubbing the well-house.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “"Walking," I says.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.”
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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 "Walking!" says she; "with all I got to do.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Cossy Wakely," she says, "where you been?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cossy Wakely," she says, "where you been?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Walking!" says she; "with all I got to do.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Walking!" says she; "with all I got to do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Walking," I says.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother was scrubbing the well-house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Cossy Wakely," she says, "where you been?"
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
From this reading Mother was scrubbing the well-house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Cossy Wakely," she says, "where you been?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mother was scrubbing the well-house.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Walking!" says she; "with all I got to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cossy Wakely," she says, "where you been?"
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "Walking," I says.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mother was scrubbing the well-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother was scrubbing the well-house.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Cossy Wakely," she says, "where you been?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Walking!" says she; "with all I got to do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Cossy Wakely," she says, "where you been?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed of yourself.
Chapter 3 of A Daughter of the Morning by Zona Gale holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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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