Chapter 20 of A Young Girl's Wooing is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of A Young Girl's Wooing is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?" Madge asked at dinner, with sparkling eyes. "At about five this afternoon. I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train." "Oh, I'm so glad that I've lost my appetite!
Chapter 20 of A Young Girl's Wooing is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of craving something
From this reading “"Oh, I'm so glad that I've lost my appetite!”
get temporarily
From this reading “I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"”
put a saddle on
From this reading “I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."”
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading “Madge asked at dinner, with sparkling eyes.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."”
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading “"VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"”
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “"VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"”
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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 I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "At about five this afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "At about five this afternoon.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading "Oh, I'm so glad that I've lost my appetite!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Madge asked at dinner, with sparkling eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madge asked at dinner, with sparkling eyes.
get temporarily
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
an occurrence of something
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Madge asked at dinner, with sparkling eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Madge asked at dinner, with sparkling eyes.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "At about five this afternoon.
set up or found
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Oh, I'm so glad that I've lost my appetite!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm so glad that I've lost my appetite!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm so glad that I've lost my appetite!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Oh, I'm so glad that I've lost my appetite!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madge asked at dinner, with sparkling eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I'm so glad that I've lost my appetite!
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
put a saddle on
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, I'm so glad that I've lost my appetite!
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading Madge asked at dinner, with sparkling eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "At about five this afternoon.
up to a particular time
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
create by training and teaching
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
at the time that
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madge asked at dinner, with sparkling eyes.
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "VEILED WOOING" "Graydon, when do you think I can have my first ride?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I have found a saddle that I can borrow in case yours does not come till the late train."
Chapter 20 of A Young Girl's Wooing by Edward Payson Roe holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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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