Chapter 15 of A Texas Blue Bonnet is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of A Texas Blue Bonnet is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began. “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school. “I wonder if she’ll miss us.” “Some of us,” Debby suggested. “Alec says, Miss Fellows is ever so jolly.”
Chapter 15 of A Texas Blue Bonnet is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
From this reading “A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.”
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading ““It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ““Alec says, Miss Fellows is ever so jolly.””
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading ““Alec says, Miss Fellows is ever so jolly.””
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.”
not divisible by two
From this reading ““It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.”
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
From this reading ““It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.”
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.
In this reading “A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.”
In this reading ““It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.”
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 A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alec says, Miss Fellows is ever so jolly.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
at any time
From this reading “Alec says, Miss Fellows is ever so jolly.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Alec says, Miss Fellows is ever so jolly.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
the act of departing
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder if she’ll miss us.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I wonder if she’ll miss us.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Alec says, Miss Fellows is ever so jolly.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Alec says, Miss Fellows is ever so jolly.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
not divisible by two
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Some of us,” Debby suggested.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Alec says, Miss Fellows is ever so jolly.”
an educational institution
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder if she’ll miss us.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Alec says, Miss Fellows is ever so jolly.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some of us,” Debby suggested.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Some of us,” Debby suggested.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wonder if she’ll miss us.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It’ll seem odd, not going to Miss Rankin’s room,” Blue Bonnet said, overtaking Debby on the way to school.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading A DARE Monday morning, Mr. Ashe left for the West; and the next day, the new term began.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder if she’ll miss us.”
Chapter 15 of A Texas Blue Bonnet by Caroline Emilia Jacobs holds 322 sentences, grouped into 65 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 15 holds 322 sentences of A Texas Blue Bonnet, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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