Chapter 7 of A Little Girl in Old Detroit is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Little Girl in Old Detroit is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TOUCH OF FRIENDSHIP. How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels! The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo. It was a great holiday with the French. The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
Chapter 7 of A Little Girl in Old Detroit is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!”
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.”
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “It was a great holiday with the French.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!”
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading “The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.”
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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 A TOUCH OF FRIENDSHIP.
(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 How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
to say again or imitate
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading It was a great holiday with the French.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading A TOUCH OF FRIENDSHIP.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was a great holiday with the French.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading It was a great holiday with the French.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a great holiday with the French.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TOUCH OF FRIENDSHIP.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
with low volume
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How softly the bells rang out for the service of St. Michael and All Angels!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading A TOUCH OF FRIENDSHIP.
without emotional agitation
From this reading The river flowing so tranquilly seemed to carry on the melody and then bring back a faint echo.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a great holiday with the French.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The early mass was thronged, somehow the virtue seemed greater if one went to that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a great holiday with the French.
Chapter 7 of A Little Girl in Old Detroit by Amanda M. Douglas holds 341 sentences, grouped into 69 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 7 holds 341 sentences of A Little Girl in Old Detroit, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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