Chapter 29 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NO CARDS. Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life. --Tennyson. A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day. Bluebell had been awake for hours.
Chapter 29 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading “Bluebell had been awake for hours.”
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “NO CARDS.”
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading “A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.”
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “--Tennyson.”
past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading “A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Bluebell had been awake for hours.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bluebell had been awake for hours.
sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading Bluebell had been awake for hours.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading NO CARDS.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
the first light of day
From this reading A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bluebell had been awake for hours.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bluebell had been awake for hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Bluebell had been awake for hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
engage in
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
not any; not one
From this reading NO CARDS.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading --Tennyson.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading A dense November fog ushered in the dawn of the following day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Love will make oar cottage pleasant, And I love thee more than life.
Chapter 29 of Bluebell A Novel by G. C., Mrs. Huddleston holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 29 holds 179 sentences of Bluebell A Novel, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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