Chapter 22 of Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill. "I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes! Here's your third year o' teachin' started a'ready. A body gets old fast." "Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."
Chapter 22 of Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “"I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes!”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “A body gets old fast."”
a female domestic
From this reading “"Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “"Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."”
the profession of a teacher
From this reading “TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.”
plural of “test” — trying something to find out about it
From this reading “TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.”
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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 A body gets old fast."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's your third year o' teachin' started a'ready.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading A body gets old fast."
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading "I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes!
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading A body gets old fast."
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading A body gets old fast."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's your third year o' teachin' started a'ready.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."
a female domestic
From this reading "Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Here's your third year o' teachin' started a'ready.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A body gets old fast."
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes!
an educational institution
From this reading "Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
in the near future
From this reading "Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Here's your third year o' teachin' started a'ready.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading "Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's your third year o' teachin' started a'ready.
the profession of a teacher
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
plural of “test” — trying something to find out about it
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes!
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I declare," Millie said, "how quick the time goes!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading TESTS That September Amanda began her third year of teaching at Crow Hill.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I'll soon be an old maid school teacher."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here's your third year o' teachin' started a'ready.
Chapter 22 of Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites by Anna Balmer Myers holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 22 holds 156 sentences of Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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