Chapter 7 of Daisy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Daisy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EGYPTIAN GLASS. It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time. Dr. Sandford could not wait for me. He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington. He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.
Chapter 7 of Daisy is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.”
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.”
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading “EGYPTIAN GLASS.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “EGYPTIAN GLASS.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.”
past form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading “He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.”
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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 became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
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From this reading Dr. Sandford could not wait for me.
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading EGYPTIAN GLASS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
set up or found
From this reading He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading EGYPTIAN GLASS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.
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From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
go away from a place
From this reading He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.
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From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
absolutely essential
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dr. Sandford could not wait for me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.
above and across; more than
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Sandford could not wait for me.
in the near future
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
past form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It became necessary for me to think how soon I could be ready, and arrange to get my leave-takings over by a certain time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had to return to his post and leave Miss Pinshon to bring me up to Washington.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Dr. Sandford could not wait for me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading He was an army surgeon now, I found, and stationed at Washington.
Chapter 7 of Daisy by Susan Warner 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 7 holds 398 sentences of Daisy, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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