Chapter 9 of Elizabeth and Her German Garden is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Elizabeth and Her German Garden is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.” I said no more. I know what _that_ sort of playing is. When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue. We stared.
Chapter 9 of Elizabeth and Her German Garden is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.”
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.”
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading “When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “I know what _that_ sort of playing is.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading ““Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.””
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “We stared.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.”
not known
From this reading “When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.”
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know what _that_ sort of playing is.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know what _that_ sort of playing is.
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
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From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I said no more.
not any; not one
From this reading I said no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading I know what _that_ sort of playing is.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.”
on the contrary
From this reading “Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said no more.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I know what _that_ sort of playing is.
express in speech
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading We stared.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know what _that_ sort of playing is.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
not known
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I know what _that_ sort of playing is.
at the time that
From this reading When we were lighting our bedroom candles Minora began suddenly to speak in an unknown tongue.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, but I am afraid I am rather out of practice.”
Chapter 9 of Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 135 sentences of Elizabeth and Her German Garden, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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