Chapter 4 of Azalea at Sunset Gap is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Azalea at Sunset Gap is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“SAY! TEACHER!” The schoolhouse was ready. The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come. The little house of the schoolteachers was ready, too.
Chapter 4 of Azalea at Sunset Gap is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading “The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.”
plural of “pencil” — a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.”
a building where young people receive education
From this reading “The schoolhouse was ready.”
plural of “schoolteacher” — a teacher in a school below the college level
From this reading “The little house of the schoolteachers was ready, too.”
plural of “tablet” — a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading “The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “TEACHER!””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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 “The little house of the schoolteachers was ready, too.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The little house of the schoolteachers was ready, too.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little house of the schoolteachers was ready, too.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little house of the schoolteachers was ready, too.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
plural of “pencil” — a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The schoolhouse was ready.
express in words
From this reading “SAY!
a building where young people receive education
From this reading The schoolhouse was ready.
plural of “schoolteacher” — a teacher in a school below the college level
From this reading The little house of the schoolteachers was ready, too.
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From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
plural of “tablet” — a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading The books and tablets, pencils and stereopticon pictures ordered by Mr. Carson, all had come.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading TEACHER!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The schoolhouse was ready.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The little house of the schoolteachers was ready, too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The schoolhouse was ready.
Chapter 4 of Azalea at Sunset Gap by Elia Wilkinson Peattie holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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 256 sentences of Azalea at Sunset Gap, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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