Chapter 4 of Anne's terrible good nature, and other stories for children is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Anne's terrible good nature, and other stories for children is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows. Her mother’s wedding-ring was silver. “Oh, gold, please,” she gasped. “One sovereign or two halves?” Pembroke asked.
Chapter 4 of Anne's terrible good nature, and other stories for children is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Oh, gold, please,” she gasped.”
plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading ““One sovereign or two halves?””
plural of “jeweller” — someone who makes jewelry
From this reading “Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading “Pembroke asked.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “Her mother’s wedding-ring was silver.”
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading ““One sovereign or two halves?””
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Pembroke asked.
apart from; not including
From this reading Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Oh, gold, please,” she gasped.
coins made of gold
From this reading Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.
plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “One sovereign or two halves?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother’s wedding-ring was silver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.
plural of “jeweller” — someone who makes jewelry
From this reading Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother’s wedding-ring was silver.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, gold, please,” she gasped.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One sovereign or two halves?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “One sovereign or two halves?”
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading Pembroke asked.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Oh, gold, please,” she gasped.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, gold, please,” she gasped.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Her mother’s wedding-ring was silver.
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading “One sovereign or two halves?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “One sovereign or two halves?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mother’s wedding-ring was silver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother’s wedding-ring was silver.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.
but in spite of that
From this reading Matilda had never seen gold yet, except in jewellers’ windows.
Chapter 4 of Anne's terrible good nature, and other stories for children by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 4 holds 443 sentences of Anne's terrible good nature, and other stories for children, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Anne's terrible good nature, and other stories for children by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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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