Chapter 7 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind? Then maybe you could match it!" "_Eh?_" said Old Man Smith. "A sample of her mind?" He looked jerky.
Chapter 7 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “"It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?”
lacking a steady rhythm
From this reading “He looked jerky.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “Then maybe you could match it!"”
by chance
From this reading “Then maybe you could match it!"”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “"It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?”
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading “"It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “"_Eh?_" said Old Man Smith.”
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a man who is very old
In this reading “"_Eh?_" said Old Man Smith.”
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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 would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Eh?_" said Old Man Smith.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked jerky.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A sample of her mind?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
lacking a steady rhythm
From this reading He looked jerky.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked jerky.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "_Eh?_" said Old Man Smith.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Then maybe you could match it!"
by chance
From this reading Then maybe you could match it!"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "_Eh?_" said Old Man Smith.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "_Eh?_" said Old Man Smith.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then maybe you could match it!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "It would be nice--wouldn't it," I said, "if you could find a sample of Young Annie Halliway's mind?
Chapter 7 of Fairy Prince and Other Stories by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of Fairy Prince and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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