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Blue Bonnet in Boston

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Blue Bonnet in Boston is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Caroline Elliott Hoogs Jacobs • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.
"You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.
"I'm for that bench under the peach-tree, myself."
The orchard was alluring.
A delicious fragrance filled the air.
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Blue Bonnet in Boston

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Blue Bonnet in Boston is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.
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"You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.
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"I'm for that bench under the peach-tree, myself."
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The orchard was alluring.
/ðə ˈɔːrtʃərd wɑːz əˈlʊrɪŋ/
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A delicious fragrance filled the air.
/ə dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈfreɪɡrəns fɪld ðə er/

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alluring adjective US /əˈlʊrɪŋ/

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

From this reading “The orchard was alluring.”

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bloom noun US /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading “"You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.”

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delicious adjective US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading “A delicious fragrance filled the air.”

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fragrance noun US /ˈfreɪɡrəns/

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading “A delicious fragrance filled the air.”

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orchard noun US /ˈɔːrtʃərd/

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading “A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
selected adjective US /səˈlektɪd/

chosen in preference to another

From this reading “A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Sevens noun US /ˈsevənz/

a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

From this reading “A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
transaction noun US /trænˈzækʃən/

the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

From this reading “A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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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 A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading A delicious fragrance filled the air.

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alluringadjectiveUS /əˈlʊrɪŋ/

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

From this reading The orchard was alluring.

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Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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benchnounUS /bentʃ/

a long seat for more than one person

From this reading "I'm for that bench under the peach-tree, myself."

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bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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bloomnounUS /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

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businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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can't

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

From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

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Clyde's

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From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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councilnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

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Debby

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From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

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deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading A delicious fragrance filled the air.

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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

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filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading A delicious fragrance filled the air.

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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading A delicious fragrance filled the air.

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fruit-trees

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

From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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I'm

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

From this reading "I'm for that bench under the peach-tree, myself."

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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insistedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəd/

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

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meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "I'm for that bench under the peach-tree, myself."

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PARTYnounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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peach-tree

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

From this reading "I'm for that bench under the peach-tree, myself."

Pending verification
placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/

chosen in preference to another

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SevensnounUS /ˈsevənz/

a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

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SURPRISEnounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I'm for that bench under the peach-tree, myself."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
transactionnounUS /trænˈzækʃən/

the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The orchard was alluring.

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WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading A SURPRISE PARTY The We Are Sevens, meeting for the first time in several months for the transaction of business, had selected Mrs. Clyde's orchard as the best possible place to hold council.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You can't sit under fruit-trees in bloom every day in the year," Debby had insisted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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