Chapter 4 of A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD PITTSBURG Spring came with a rush. Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl. "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous. They are like the sun." There was a long border of them.
Chapter 4 of A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “There was a long border of them.”
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading “"Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “"Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.”
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “"Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “"Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.”
move hurridly
From this reading “OLD PITTSBURG Spring came with a rush.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.”
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.
a youthful female person
In this reading “Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OLD PITTSBURG Spring came with a rush.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading There was a long border of them.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading OLD PITTSBURG Spring came with a rush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.
a young female
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They are like the sun."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There was a long border of them.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.
engage in
From this reading "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD PITTSBURG Spring came with a rush.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD PITTSBURG Spring came with a rush.
move hurridly
From this reading OLD PITTSBURG Spring came with a rush.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
the season of growth
From this reading OLD PITTSBURG Spring came with a rush.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading They are like the sun."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was a long border of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a long border of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look, Dilly, the daffodils are opening and they make the garden fairly joyous.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long border of them.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Barbe Carrick glanced out of the south window one morning and called her little girl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading OLD PITTSBURG Spring came with a rush.
Chapter 4 of A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg by Amanda M. Douglas holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 403 sentences of A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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