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Beth's wonder-winter
Beth's wonder-winter

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Beth's wonder-winter is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Marion Ames Taggart • Curated US English Learning Edition
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TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.
“Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.
“Trying on doesn’t count; you haven’t worn it,” said Alys.
“Trying on counted a lot to me,” Beth corrected her.
“It’s like a bluebird.”
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Beth's wonder-winter

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Beth's wonder-winter is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.
Line 2
“Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.
Line 3
“Trying on doesn’t count; you haven’t worn it,” said Alys.
Line 4
“Trying on counted a lot to me,” Beth corrected her.
/ˈtraɪɪŋ ɑːn ˈkaʊntɪd ə lɑːt tuː miː beθ kərˈektəd hɜːr/
Line 5
“It’s like a bluebird.”

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Beth noun US /beθ/

the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

From this reading ““Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bluebird noun US /ˈbluːbɜːrd/

fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

From this reading ““It’s like a bluebird.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bluebirds noun US /ˈbluːbɜːrdz/

plural of “bluebird” — fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

From this reading “TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
corrected adjective US /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading ““Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
counted verb US /ˈkaʊntɪd/

past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of

From this reading ““Trying on counted a lot to me,” Beth corrected her.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fidelity noun US /fəˈdeləti/

accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal

From this reading ““Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gym noun US /dʒɪm/

athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

From this reading “TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
painstaking adjective US /ˈpeɪnsteɪkɪŋ/

characterized by extreme care and great effort

From this reading ““Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

got off verb + particle counted as “get off”

leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.

In this reading ““Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Trying on counted a lot to me,” Beth corrected her.

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Alys

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From this reading “Trying on doesn’t count; you haven’t worn it,” said Alys.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

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bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BethnounUS /beθ/

the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Bethikins

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

Pending verification
bluebirdnounUS /ˈbluːbɜːrd/

fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

From this reading “It’s like a bluebird.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BLUEBIRDSnounUS /ˈbluːbɜːrdz/

plural of “bluebird” — fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
countverbUS /kaʊnt/

determine the number or amount of

From this reading “Trying on doesn’t count; you haven’t worn it,” said Alys.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/

past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of

From this reading “Trying on counted a lot to me,” Beth corrected her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doesn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Trying on doesn’t count; you haven’t worn it,” said Alys.

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dressverbUS /dres/

put on clothes

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

Velmora curated lexicon
fidelitynounUS /fəˈdeləti/

accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gymnounUS /dʒɪm/

athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
haven't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

Pending verification
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

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herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It’s like a bluebird.”

Pending verification
letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “It’s like a bluebird.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading “Trying on counted a lot to me,” Beth corrected her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Trying on counted a lot to me,” Beth corrected her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Natalie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

Pending verification
nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
painstakingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnsteɪkɪŋ/

characterized by extreme care and great effort

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reproachfullyadverb

in a reproving or reproachful manner

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suitverbUS /suːt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TANAGERS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

Pending verification
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

From this reading “Trying on doesn’t count; you haven’t worn it,” said Alys.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading “Trying on doesn’t count; you haven’t worn it,” said Alys.

Velmora curated lexicon
yesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading “Oh, yes, I have; I tried it on the minute it came--the minute I got off my dress to go to bed the night it came,” Beth corrected herself with her usual painstaking fidelity to the exact letter of the truth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading TANAGERS AND BLUEBIRDS “You haven’t had your gym suit on once, Bethikins!” said Natalie reproachfully.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 8 of Beth's wonder-winter by Marion Ames Taggart holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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.

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Chapter 8 holds 365 sentences of Beth's wonder-winter, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.

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Bristead
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Tear--how
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Apron
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Demanded
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