Chapter 15 of Anne of Green Gables is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Anne of Green Gables is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath. “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this? I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it. They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one. And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
Chapter 15 of Anne of Green Gables is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading ““Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?”
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 “WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.”
brought into existence
From this reading “I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?””
not able to be found
From this reading “I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.”
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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 WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.
possessing life
From this reading “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
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 WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?
brought into existence
From this reading I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
and nothing more
From this reading “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one.
not able to be found
From this reading I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.
an educational institution
From this reading And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
not in physical motion
From this reading And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Isn’t it good just to be alive on a day like this?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And it’s splendider still to have such a lovely way to go to school by, isn’t it?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT a splendid day!” said Anne, drawing a long breath.
which person or people
From this reading I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.
but in spite of that
From this reading I pity the people who aren’t born yet for missing it.
Chapter 15 of Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 343 sentences, grouped into 69 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 15 holds 343 sentences of Anne of Green Gables, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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