Chapter 30 of A quiet valley is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of A quiet valley is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VALLEY ONCE MORE. “OH no! I couldn’t think of it, George. I am quite too old for swinging bridges now. I couldn’t, really,” said Dulcibel.
Chapter 30 of A quiet valley is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
From this reading “I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “I couldn’t think of it, George.”
on one occasion
From this reading “THE VALLEY ONCE MORE.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I couldn’t, really,” said Dulcibel.”
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I couldn’t think of it, George.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “THE VALLEY ONCE MORE.”
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.
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anew
In this reading “THE VALLEY ONCE MORE.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “I couldn’t think of it, George.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.
United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
From this reading I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn’t think of it, George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn’t, really,” said Dulcibel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading I couldn’t think of it, George.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn’t think of it, George.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I couldn’t think of it, George.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE VALLEY ONCE MORE.
not any; not one
From this reading “OH no!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I couldn’t think of it, George.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “OH no!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.
on one occasion
From this reading THE VALLEY ONCE MORE.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I couldn’t, really,” said Dulcibel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I couldn’t, really,” said Dulcibel.
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VALLEY ONCE MORE.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I couldn’t think of it, George.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I am quite too old for swinging bridges now.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE VALLEY ONCE MORE.
Chapter 30 of A quiet valley by Agnes Giberne holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 30 holds 141 sentences of A quiet valley, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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