Chapter 6 of Azalea's Silver Web is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Azalea's Silver Web is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth. _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party! Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come? Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph? It was that, I know.
Chapter 6 of Azalea's Silver Web is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.”
coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
From this reading “MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?”
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.
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In this reading “Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?”
In this reading “Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?”
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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 Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
any person at all
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
dearly loved
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was that, I know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was that, I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
used to form the superlative
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
an organization to gain political power
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
an educational institution
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
From this reading MY BALL Mallowbanks, November thirtieth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Can it be that a mere desire to have higher marks than anyone else in school caused you to desert me in my hour of triumph?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was that, I know.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Oh, wretched, false friend, best and most cherished, why did you not come?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Bad_, _dear_, _bad Carin_: You didn’t come to my party!
Chapter 6 of Azalea's Silver Web by Elia Wilkinson Peattie holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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 6 holds 273 sentences of Azalea's Silver Web, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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