Chapter 8 of Christmas-Tree Land is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Christmas-Tree Land is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SQUIRREL FAMILY. 'How extremely pretty! Won't you jump again?' _Child-World._ ----Godmother was no longer there. She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.
Chapter 8 of Christmas-Tree Land is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “'How extremely pretty!”
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading “_Child-World._ ----Godmother was no longer there.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Won't you jump again?'”
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.”
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading “THE SQUIRREL FAMILY.”
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In this reading “'How extremely pretty!”
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anew
From this reading Won't you jump again?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Child-World._ ----Godmother was no longer there.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading 'How extremely pretty!
a social unit living together
From this reading THE SQUIRREL FAMILY.
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading _Child-World._ ----Godmother was no longer there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'How extremely pretty!
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Won't you jump again?'
for more time
From this reading _Child-World._ ----Godmother was no longer there.
not any; not one
From this reading _Child-World._ ----Godmother was no longer there.
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading 'How extremely pretty!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and the carriage and the ponies had completely disappeared.
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading THE SQUIRREL FAMILY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SQUIRREL FAMILY.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Child-World._ ----Godmother was no longer there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Child-World._ ----Godmother was no longer there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won't you jump again?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Won't you jump again?'
Chapter 8 of Christmas-Tree Land by Mrs. Molesworth holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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 8 holds 254 sentences of Christmas-Tree Land, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Christmas-Tree Land by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 254 sentences, grouped into 51 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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