Chapter 6 of Abbey is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Abbey is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KINDLING A FIRE. "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting. "What kept you so long? And where are your strawberries? Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
Chapter 6 of Abbey is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading “"WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “"WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.”
material for starting a fire
From this reading “KINDLING A FIRE.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.”
possessive form of “powell” — United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
From this reading “"WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?”
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading “And where are your strawberries?”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?”
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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 KINDLING A FIRE.
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And where are your strawberries?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And where are your strawberries?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
start firing a weapon
From this reading KINDLING A FIRE.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "What kept you so long?
material for starting a fire
From this reading KINDLING A FIRE.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "What kept you so long?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
possessive form of “powell” — United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What kept you so long?
plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit
From this reading And where are your strawberries?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Didn't Mrs. Ward have them ready?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "WELL, Abbey, better late than never," was Mrs. Powell's greeting.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What kept you so long?
in or at the place that
From this reading And where are your strawberries?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What kept you so long?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And where are your strawberries?
Chapter 6 of Abbey by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 6 holds 166 sentences of Abbey, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Abbey by Lucy Ellen Guernsey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 166 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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