Chapter 6 of Flower and Jewel is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Flower and Jewel is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel. Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away! Oh, Laurie, I can not bear it! I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!" Flower wept, impetuously.
Chapter 6 of Flower and Jewel is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “"She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Flower wept, impetuously.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"”
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Flower wept, impetuously.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"”
In this reading “Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!”
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.
anew
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel.
have
From this reading Oh, Laurie, I can not bear it!
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh, Laurie, I can not bear it!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading "She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
divisible by two
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Flower wept, impetuously.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, Laurie, I can not bear it!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading Flower wept, impetuously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
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From this reading Oh, Laurie, I can not bear it!
informal terms for a mother
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Laurie, I can not bear it!
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She does not mean it, she could not be so cruel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Flower wept, impetuously.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
during the time that
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will go down upon my knees to mamma and beg her to have mercy upon me, for I should die if I were parted from you!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Never to see you again, not even to hear from you while you are away!
Chapter 6 of Flower and Jewel by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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.
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