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Chapter 11 of A Texas Blue Bonnet is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas. “A _real New England Thanksgiving_!” Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers. “I’ve never had one of that kind, have I? The Boston relatives are coming!
Chapter 11 of A Texas Blue Bonnet is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hat tied under the chin
From this reading “Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “The Boston relatives are coming!”
given or giving freely
From this reading “MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.”
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.”
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “The Boston relatives are coming!”
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading “MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.”
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In this reading “MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.”
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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 MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Boston relatives are coming!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers.
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading The Boston relatives are coming!
given or giving freely
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The Boston relatives are coming!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “A _real New England Thanksgiving_!”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I’ve never had one of that kind, have I?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’ve never had one of that kind, have I?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ve never had one of that kind, have I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve never had one of that kind, have I?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “I’ve never had one of that kind, have I?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
make reference to
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I’ve never had one of that kind, have I?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “A _real New England Thanksgiving_!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I’ve never had one of that kind, have I?
and nothing more
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “A _real New England Thanksgiving_!”
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading The Boston relatives are coming!
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’ve never had one of that kind, have I?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
in or at that place or location
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Blue Bonnet checked the words off on her fingers.
but in spite of that
From this reading MY LADY BOUNTIFUL But the return trip was not to be made yet; there was Thanksgiving--only a matter of days now--to come first, not to mention Christmas.
Chapter 11 of A Texas Blue Bonnet by Caroline Emilia Jacobs holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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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