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Chapter 4 of Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child? --MRS. NORTON. "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling. "What for, mammy?"
Chapter 4 of Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “"Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.”
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “"Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “"Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.”
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading “Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?”
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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 Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
a young person of either sex
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
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From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
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From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
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From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading --MRS.
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From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
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From this reading NORTON.
an infant considered in relation to its nurse
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
in the near future
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of all the joys that brighten suffering earth What joy is welcomed like a new-born child?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Massa wants you for to come right along to him in de study, darlin', jis as soon as your ole mammy kin get you dressed," said Chloe, one morning to her nursling.
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