Chapter 4 of Amy in Acadia: A Story for Girls is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Amy in Acadia: A Story for Girls is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference. She calls us her parents. Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby. When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully." "Your gold out?" queried Amy.
Chapter 4 of Amy in Acadia: A Story for Girls is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading “YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.”
in a beautiful manner
From this reading “When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."”
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “She calls us her parents.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.”
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “She calls us her parents.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"Your gold out?" queried Amy.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your gold out?" queried Amy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
in a beautiful manner
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading She calls us her parents.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
coins made of gold
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She calls us her parents.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
not any; not one
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading She calls us her parents.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "Your gold out?" queried Amy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
deliver by singing
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She calls us her parents.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
at the time that
From this reading When I get my gold out she shall sing, oh, so beautifully."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mother and father are dead, and she makes her home with us since she was a baby.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your gold out?" queried Amy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YVONNE "She is adopted," said Alexandre, "but we know no difference.
Chapter 4 of Amy in Acadia: A Story for Girls by Helen Leah Reed holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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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