Chapter 9 of Anne of Avonlea is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Anne of Avonlea is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, I don’t know.” Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon. “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse. And then there are the twins .
Chapter 9 of Anne of Avonlea is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.”
(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 ““Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.”
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading ““Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “And then there are the twins .”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading ““Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then there are the twins .
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
(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 “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know.”
in a dreamy manner
From this reading Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then there are the twins .
in or at that place or location
From this reading And then there are the twins .
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne looked dreamily afar to the opal-tinted horizon.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading And then there are the twins .
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “Marilla’s eyes will never be much better than they are now, although we are so thankful to think that they will not get worse.
Chapter 9 of Anne of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 418 sentences of Anne of Avonlea, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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