Chapter 5 of Amy in Acadia: A Story for Girls is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Amy in Acadia: A Story for Girls is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW PEOPLE "I don't like to." "Why not?" "It seems strange. They may not care to have us visit them." "We can only try.
Chapter 5 of Amy in Acadia: A Story for Girls is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “They may not care to have us visit them."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “They may not care to have us visit them."”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “NEW PEOPLE "I don't like to."”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “NEW PEOPLE "I don't like to."”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"It seems strange.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"It seems strange.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “"We can only try.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “They may not care to have us visit them."”
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In this reading “"It seems strange.”
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can only try.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading They may not care to have us visit them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW PEOPLE "I don't like to."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They may not care to have us visit them."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NEW PEOPLE "I don't like to."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems strange.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading NEW PEOPLE "I don't like to."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They may not care to have us visit them."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW PEOPLE "I don't like to."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?"
and nothing more
From this reading "We can only try.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading NEW PEOPLE "I don't like to."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems strange.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It seems strange.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They may not care to have us visit them."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They may not care to have us visit them."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEW PEOPLE "I don't like to."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "We can only try.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They may not care to have us visit them."
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading They may not care to have us visit them."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can only try.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?"
Chapter 5 of Amy in Acadia: A Story for Girls by Helen Leah Reed holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 5 holds 221 sentences of Amy in Acadia: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Amy in Acadia: A Story for Girls by Helen Leah Reed exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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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