Chapter 10 of A Little Bush Maid is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Little Bush Maid is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown. She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn. “Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah. “Not very.” The old housekeeper smiled at her.
Chapter 10 of A Little Bush Maid is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.”
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading ““Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “The old housekeeper smiled at her.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “The old housekeeper smiled at her.”
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From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old housekeeper smiled at her.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.
a farewell remark
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old housekeeper smiled at her.
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading The old housekeeper smiled at her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
and nothing more
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old housekeeper smiled at her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The old housekeeper smiled at her.
having a supporting base
From this reading She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading She was standing on the front verandah as the children came up the lawn.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Not very.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOOD-BYE “I was just a-goin’ to ring the big bell,” said Mrs. Brown.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, we’re not late, Brownie, are we?” asked Norah.
Chapter 10 of A Little Bush Maid by Mary Grant Bruce holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 158 sentences of A Little Bush Maid, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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