Chapter 7 of Betty's Happy Year is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Betty's Happy Year is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all. “Where is her grandmother’s?” “Oh, out on the Pine Hill road. The third house after you pass the mill.” Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
Chapter 7 of Betty's Happy Year is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “designate” — assign a name or title to
From this reading “Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.”
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading “Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.”
possessive form of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading ““Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “The third house after you pass the mill.””
a coniferous tree
From this reading ““Oh, out on the Pine Hill road.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading ““Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.”
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In this reading “Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.”
In this reading “Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.”
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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 “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
later than; following
From this reading The third house after you pass the mill.”
(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 “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
past form of “designate” — assign a name or title to
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
possessive form of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Where is her grandmother’s?”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Where is her grandmother’s?”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Oh, out on the Pine Hill road.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The third house after you pass the mill.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is her grandmother’s?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading The third house after you pass the mill.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, out on the Pine Hill road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh, out on the Pine Hill road.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Oh, out on the Pine Hill road.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
go across or through
From this reading The third house after you pass the mill.”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “Oh, out on the Pine Hill road.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Oh, out on the Pine Hill road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, out on the Pine Hill road.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The third house after you pass the mill.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Betty groaned, for the place designated was a good two miles away, and Dixie was somewhat tired.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Never mind that!” said Betty, a little impatiently, for she was upset over it all.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is her grandmother’s?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The third house after you pass the mill.”
Chapter 7 of Betty's Happy Year by Carolyn Wells holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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 7 holds 455 sentences of Betty's Happy Year, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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