Chapter 1 of Daisy is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Daisy is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY HOME. The next day we were to go to Magnolia. It was a better day than I expected. Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together. Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
Chapter 1 of Daisy is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.”
a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
From this reading “Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.”
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading “Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.”
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading “Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.”
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading “Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.”
dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
From this reading “The next day we were to go to Magnolia.”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.”
dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination
From this reading “Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.”
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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 It was a better day than I expected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
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From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading MY HOME.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY HOME.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
precisely as stated
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
which person or people
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
Chapter 1 of Daisy by Susan Warner holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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 1 holds 380 sentences of Daisy, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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