Chapter 9 of Averil is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Averil is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. "Thank you, dear. You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story. "Ah! that is well, my cousin." "No one has done me so much good before.
Chapter 9 of Averil is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"Ah! that is well, my cousin."”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.”
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading “You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.”
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading “THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Thank you, dear.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"No one has done me so much good before.”
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From this reading "Ah! that is well, my cousin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "No one has done me so much good before.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Ah! that is well, my cousin."
dearly loved
From this reading "Thank you, dear.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No one has done me so much good before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah! that is well, my cousin."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "No one has done me so much good before.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah! that is well, my cousin."
not any; not one
From this reading "No one has done me so much good before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one has done me so much good before.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "No one has done me so much good before.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you, dear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah! that is well, my cousin."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Ah! that is well, my cousin."
at the time that
From this reading You have done me good," returned Averil, gratefully, when Annette had finished her little story.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you, dear.
Chapter 9 of Averil by Rosa Nouchette Carey holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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 250 sentences of Averil, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Averil by Rosa Nouchette Carey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
Work through the 50 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Averil, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
