Chapter 3 of Daisy is here in full — 631 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Daisy is here in full — 631 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEVEN HUNDRED PEOPLE. "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me. "What thing, ma'am?" I asked. "To tear about alone on that great grey pony."
Chapter 3 of Daisy is here in full — 631 sentences across 127 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “"Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.”
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading “"Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “"To tear about alone on that great grey pony."”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"What thing, ma'am?"”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “"To tear about alone on that great grey pony."”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “"Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.”
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading “"Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “"To tear about alone on that great grey pony."”
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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 "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "To tear about alone on that great grey pony."
Having no one else present.
From this reading "To tear about alone on that great grey pony."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "To tear about alone on that great grey pony."
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "To tear about alone on that great grey pony."
ten 10s
From this reading SEVEN HUNDRED PEOPLE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "What thing, ma'am?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "To tear about alone on that great grey pony."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading SEVEN HUNDRED PEOPLE.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading "To tear about alone on that great grey pony."
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading SEVEN HUNDRED PEOPLE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading "To tear about alone on that great grey pony."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
a special situation
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What thing, ma'am?"
at the time that
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think that was a proper thing to do, Daisy?" my governess asked when she released me.
Chapter 3 of Daisy by Susan Warner holds 631 sentences, grouped into 127 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 3 holds 631 sentences of Daisy, unabridged, divided into 127 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Daisy by Susan Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 631 sentences, grouped into 127 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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