Chapter 7 of Daisy of "Old Meadow." is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Daisy of "Old Meadow." is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAST DAYS. MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired. "Yes," she said. "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me. From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.
Chapter 7 of Daisy of "Old Meadow." is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 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 “"I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.”
possessive form of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “"I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.”
wanted intensely
From this reading “MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.”
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.”
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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 "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.
possessive form of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading PAST DAYS.
wanted intensely
From this reading MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.
apart from; not including
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
a young female
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
a message received and understood
From this reading MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading PAST DAYS.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," she said.
express in words
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARY DAVIS was not unwilling to give the information desired.
(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 "I was Miss Daisy's nurse, not to say general servant in the house as well, except that I had a girl under me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the time Miss Daisy was three to the time she was nine, I lived with them.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she said.
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