Chapter 7 of A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Christmas Eve, forsooth! Where is the prickly, red-berried holly? Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries? And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl? The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
Chapter 7 of A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries?”
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading “And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?”
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading “Where is the prickly, red-berried holly?”
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
From this reading “Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries?”
of a white the color of pearls
From this reading “Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries?”
very irritable
From this reading “Where is the prickly, red-berried holly?”
plural of “query” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?”
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.”
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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 And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
(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 And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries?
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Christmas Eve, forsooth!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Christmas Eve, forsooth!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
an archaic word originally meaning “in truth” but now usually used to express disbelief
From this reading Christmas Eve, forsooth!
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading Where is the prickly, red-berried holly?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is the prickly, red-berried holly?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries?
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
From this reading Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries?
used to form the superlative
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
of a white the color of pearls
From this reading Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries?
very irritable
From this reading Where is the prickly, red-berried holly?
plural of “query” — an instance of questioning
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where is the prickly, red-berried holly?
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where is the prickly, red-berried holly?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather is fine, and under our tents we don't feel the heat of the sun.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is the prickly, red-berried holly?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where, too, the mistletoe with its pearly berries?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And where, most of all, queries your enforced member of a Blue Ribbon Army--where is the Wassail Bowl?
Chapter 7 of A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition by P. T. Ross holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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