Chapter 34 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter 34 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_AN OLD HOUSE_. Arrangements were soon made. The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth. It was a very strange experience to Betty. If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
Chapter 34 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading “If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.”
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “Arrangements were soon made.”
causing inconvenience
From this reading “If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.”
anything that tends to arouse
From this reading “The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.”
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading “The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.”
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading “If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.”
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading “The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _AN OLD HOUSE_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Arrangements were soon made.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
causing inconvenience
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very strange experience to Betty.
anything that tends to arouse
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading It was a very strange experience to Betty.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _AN OLD HOUSE_.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very strange experience to Betty.
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Arrangements were soon made.
used to form the superlative
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _AN OLD HOUSE_.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
Identical; not different.
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
in the near future
From this reading Arrangements were soon made.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was a very strange experience to Betty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If her position was felt to be a little awkward, at the same time it was most deliciously adventurous and novel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a very strange experience to Betty.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a very strange experience to Betty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Arrangements were soon made.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The landlady of the house was contented with a handsome bonus; baggage was sent off; a carriage was ordered, and the party set forth.
Chapter 34 of A Red Wallflower by Susan Warner holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 34 holds 191 sentences of A Red Wallflower, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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