Chapter 1 of A Missionary Twig is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Missionary Twig is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MISSIONARY TWIG. EMMA L. BURNETT. American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York. "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford. "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
Chapter 1 of A Missionary Twig is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
From this reading “EMMA L. BURNETT.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.”
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading “A MISSIONARY TWIG.”
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading “American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.”
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “"Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “"Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.”
an extended area of land
From this reading “American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.”
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading “A MISSIONARY TWIG.”
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From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MISSIONARY TWIG.
(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 "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
From this reading EMMA L. BURNETT.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading EMMA L. BURNETT.
at any time
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
a young female
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading EMMA L. BURNETT.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading A MISSIONARY TWIG.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
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From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
only a very short time before
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I do think Edith is the queerest girl I ever saw in all my life!" said Marty Ashford.
an extended area of land
From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading A MISSIONARY TWIG.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't jump up and down behind my chair that way, Marty," said her mother; "you shake me so that I can scarcely hold my needle.
Chapter 1 of A Missionary Twig by Emma L. Burnett holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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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