Chapter 13 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DRIVE WITH THE DOCTOR. "And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays." LOWELL. "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
Chapter 13 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “"All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “"And what is so rare as a day in June?”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."”
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading “LOWELL.”
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading “"All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.”
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading “"All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.”
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."”
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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 A DRIVE WITH THE DOCTOR.
(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 "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what is so rare as a day in June?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And what is so rare as a day in June?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "And what is so rare as a day in June?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A DRIVE WITH THE DOCTOR.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading A DRIVE WITH THE DOCTOR.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
at any time
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And what is so rare as a day in June?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And what is so rare as a day in June?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "And what is so rare as a day in June?
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading LOWELL.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading "And what is so rare as a day in June?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And what is so rare as a day in June?
with low volume
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DRIVE WITH THE DOCTOR.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays."
(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 "All lives have their prose translation as well as their ideal meaning."--CHARLES AUCHESTER.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what is so rare as a day in June?
in the company of; together with
From this reading A DRIVE WITH THE DOCTOR.
Chapter 13 of Faith Gartney's Girlhood by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 13 holds 153 sentences of Faith Gartney's Girlhood, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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