Chapter 25 of Five Little Bush Girls is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Five Little Bush Girls is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW PEOPLE. The weeks sped by. Sometimes the children would say the time dragged. At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long. It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.
Chapter 25 of Five Little Bush Girls is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Sometimes the children would say the time dragged.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “The weeks sped by.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.”
being four more than twenty
From this reading “At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “The weeks sped by.”
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be contingent on
In this reading “It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The weeks sped by.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Sometimes the children would say the time dragged.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Sometimes the children would say the time dragged.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.
and nothing more
From this reading It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW PEOPLE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading NEW PEOPLE.
express in words
From this reading Sometimes the children would say the time dragged.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes the children would say the time dragged.
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading The weeks sped by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weeks sped by.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Sometimes the children would say the time dragged.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
being four more than twenty
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The weeks sped by.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It just depended upon the mood they were in whether the time dragged or flew.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes the children would say the time dragged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At others they wouldn’t have half enough time, and wished the days were twenty-four, instead of twelve, hours long.
Chapter 25 of Five Little Bush Girls by E. Lee (Emily Lee) Ryan holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 25 holds 185 sentences of Five Little Bush Girls, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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