Chapter 8 of Fernley House is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Fernley House is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF "Well, Jean!" "Well, Peggy!" "What do you think of them?" "Oh, I think they are just lovely. I like the tall one best, don't you?
Chapter 8 of Fernley House is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “I like the tall one best, don't you?”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF "Well, Jean!"”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF "Well, Jean!"”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF "Well, Jean!"”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “"Oh, I think they are just lovely.”
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF "Well, Jean!"”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “I like the tall one best, don't you?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"What do you think of them?"”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, I think they are just lovely.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I like the tall one best, don't you?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think of them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the tall one best, don't you?
the aggregate of past events
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF "Well, Jean!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I think they are just lovely.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF "Well, Jean!"
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF "Well, Jean!"
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, I think they are just lovely.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like the tall one best, don't you?
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Oh, I think they are just lovely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you think of them?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I think they are just lovely.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I like the tall one best, don't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Peggy!"
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF "Well, Jean!"
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading I like the tall one best, don't you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I like the tall one best, don't you?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "What do you think of them?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I think they are just lovely.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What do you think of them?"
(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 HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF "Well, Jean!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think of them?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think of them?"
Chapter 8 of Fernley House by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 8 holds 206 sentences of Fernley House, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Fernley House by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 206 sentences, grouped into 42 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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