Chapter 1 of A Young Mutineer is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Young Mutineer is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather? Who can say? Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go? --MARY MACLEOD.
Chapter 1 of A Young Mutineer is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?”
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
From this reading “--MARY MACLEOD.”
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading “Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?”
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading “Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?”
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading “Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?”
resistant to guidance or discipline
From this reading “Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?”
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading “Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?”
having won
From this reading “Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?”
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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 Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can say?
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
assemble or get together
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
the sound of laughing
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
From this reading --MARY MACLEOD.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading --MARY MACLEOD.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
express in words
From this reading Who can say?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
express in words
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
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From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
migratory
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
resistant to guidance or discipline
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
which person or people
From this reading Who can say?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
having won
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sun and shower--sun and shower-- Now rough, now smooth, is the winding way; Thorn and flower--thorn and flower-- Which will you gather?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wayward hearts, there's a world for your winning, Sorrow and laughter, love or woe: Who can tell in the day's beginning The paths that your wandering feet shall go?
Chapter 1 of A Young Mutineer by L. T. Meade 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 1 holds 191 sentences of A Young Mutineer, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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