Chapter 5 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity. But it quivered back. "I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said. "Well, I'll do the best I can. Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
Chapter 5 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “"Well, I'll do the best I can.”
correspondence in form or appearance
From this reading “Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity.”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “"I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity.”
an educational institution
From this reading “Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.”
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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 Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But it quivered back.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Well, I'll do the best I can.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it quivered back.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, I'll do the best I can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity.
correspondence in form or appearance
From this reading Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, I'll do the best I can.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll do the best I can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it quivered back.
by chance
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity.
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From this reading But it quivered back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.
an educational institution
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Clelia set her mouth in a piteous conformity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I'll do the best I can.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe if 'twas fall I could get a school, and set my mind on that.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I'll do the best I can.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I guess you think I'm a coward, Sabrina," she said.
Chapter 5 of Country Neighbors by Alice Brown holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 398 sentences of Country Neighbors, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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