Chapter 10 of Adopting an Abandoned Farm is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Adopting an Abandoned Farm is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOOKING BACK. Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution? I do. For kings, lords, and commons. Grow your own cabbages.
Chapter 10 of Adopting an Abandoned Farm is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage
From this reading “Grow your own cabbages.”
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading “For kings, lords, and commons.”
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading “Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?”
the cultivation of plants
From this reading “Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Grow your own cabbages.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “For kings, lords, and commons.”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “For kings, lords, and commons.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For kings, lords, and commons.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading LOOKING BACK.
plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage
From this reading Grow your own cabbages.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading For kings, lords, and commons.
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
the cultivation of plants
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Grow your own cabbages.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading For kings, lords, and commons.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LOOKING BACK.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading For kings, lords, and commons.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Grow your own cabbages.
in a serious manner
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
express a supposition
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you seriously suppose, doctor, that gardening is good for the constitution?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Grow your own cabbages.
Chapter 10 of Adopting an Abandoned Farm by Kate Sanborn holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 10 holds 144 sentences of Adopting an Abandoned Farm, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Adopting an Abandoned Farm by Kate Sanborn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Work through the 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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