Chapter 9 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Was she?" said Lily. "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted." But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind. He had hardly thought before of Annie's looks. People never spoke of them when they were recalling her.
Chapter 9 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having fair knowledge of
From this reading “"Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “"Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."”
your parents
From this reading “"Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “"Was she?" said Lily.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “"Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."”
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “People never spoke of them when they were recalling her.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.”
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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 But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
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From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
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From this reading He had hardly thought before of Annie's looks.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had hardly thought before of Annie's looks.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
your parents
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
only a very short time before
From this reading He had hardly thought before of Annie's looks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading "Was she?" said Lily.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He had hardly thought before of Annie's looks.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
being perceived or observed
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had hardly thought before of Annie's looks.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People never spoke of them when they were recalling her.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading People never spoke of them when they were recalling her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Was she?" said Lily.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Was she?" said Lily.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading People never spoke of them when they were recalling her.
having a supporting base
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But she had brought back to him a picture he had been forgetting: Annie, standing in her garden, sweet, serious, and so kind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading People never spoke of them when they were recalling her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People never spoke of them when they were recalling her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had hardly thought before of Annie's looks.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Well, I never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was she?" said Lily.
(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 never noticed the folks here very much till I begun to get acquainted."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People never spoke of them when they were recalling her.
at the time that
From this reading People never spoke of them when they were recalling her.
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