Chapter 28 of Anne of Green Gables is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Anne of Green Gables is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana. “I could never have the courage to float down there.” “Nor I,” said Ruby Gillis, with a shiver. “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up. It’s fun then.
Chapter 28 of Anne of Green Gables is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.”
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading “OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading ““I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading ““I could never have the courage to float down there.””
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading ““I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “It’s fun then.”
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading ““Nor I,” said Ruby Gillis, with a shiver.”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading ““Nor I,” said Ruby Gillis, with a shiver.”
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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 “Nor I,” said Ruby Gillis, with a shiver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
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 OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could never have the courage to float down there.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “I could never have the courage to float down there.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I could never have the courage to float down there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “I could never have the courage to float down there.”
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading It’s fun then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nor I,” said Ruby Gillis, with a shiver.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I could never have the courage to float down there.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could never have the courage to float down there.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s fun then.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I could never have the courage to float down there.”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Nor I,” said Ruby Gillis, with a shiver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “Nor I,” said Ruby Gillis, with a shiver.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “Nor I,” said Ruby Gillis, with a shiver.
be seated
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I could never have the courage to float down there.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It’s fun then.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I could never have the courage to float down there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I could never have the courage to float down there.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
at the time that
From this reading “I don’t mind floating down when there’s two or three of us in the flat and we can sit up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Nor I,” said Ruby Gillis, with a shiver.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading OF course you must be Elaine, Anne,” said Diana.
Chapter 28 of Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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