Chapter 4 of Fernley House is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Fernley House is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNCLE JOHN'S IDEA "Margaret, I have an idea!" "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle. Is this about more dogs?" "No, no, child. Do you think I have no soul except for dogs?
Chapter 4 of Fernley House is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “Is this about more dogs?"”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “"I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “UNCLE JOHN'S IDEA "Margaret, I have an idea!"”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “"I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “"I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “"I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “UNCLE JOHN'S IDEA "Margaret, I have an idea!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Is this about more dogs?"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading UNCLE JOHN'S IDEA "Margaret, I have an idea!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "No, no, child.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think I have no soul except for dogs?
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Is this about more dogs?"
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
apart from; not including
From this reading Do you think I have no soul except for dogs?
opinion or judgment
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you think I have no soul except for dogs?
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading UNCLE JOHN'S IDEA "Margaret, I have an idea!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading UNCLE JOHN'S IDEA "Margaret, I have an idea!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading UNCLE JOHN'S IDEA "Margaret, I have an idea!"
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this about more dogs?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading UNCLE JOHN'S IDEA "Margaret, I have an idea!"
engage in
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
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From this reading UNCLE JOHN'S IDEA "Margaret, I have an idea!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Is this about more dogs?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, child.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Do you think I have no soul except for dogs?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think I have no soul except for dogs?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this about more dogs?"
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE JOHN'S IDEA "Margaret, I have an idea!"
at the time that
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think I have no soul except for dogs?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am so glad, Uncle John; your ideas are always pleasant ones, especially when they make your eyes twinkle.
Chapter 4 of Fernley House by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 4 holds 159 sentences of Fernley House, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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