Chapter 3 of Chronicles of Avonlea is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Chronicles of Avonlea is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mattie giggled. “I believe it was Chris Stewart,” she said. “I know he was over at Avonlea last night. And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last. It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
Chapter 3 of Chronicles of Avonlea is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading “Mattie giggled.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.””
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.””
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading “It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.””
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading ““I believe it was Chris Stewart,” she said.”
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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 And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I know he was over at Avonlea last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know he was over at Avonlea last night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believe it was Chris Stewart,” she said.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I believe it was Chris Stewart,” she said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
a boy or man
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading Mattie giggled.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I know he was over at Avonlea last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe it was Chris Stewart,” she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I believe it was Chris Stewart,” she said.
and nothing more
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know he was over at Avonlea last night.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
immediately past
From this reading “I know he was over at Avonlea last night.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mattie giggled.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I know he was over at Avonlea last night.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
above and across; more than
From this reading “I know he was over at Avonlea last night.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I believe it was Chris Stewart,” she said.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I believe it was Chris Stewart,” she said.
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “I believe it was Chris Stewart,” she said.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I believe it was Chris Stewart,” she said.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
at the time that
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be just like him to do something queer like this--he’s such a shy fellow with the girls.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And ma says he’s taken a notion to you--she knows by the way he looked at you when you were singing night before last.
Chapter 3 of Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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