Chapter 10 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench. "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes. Where could we have the fair, Mother?" "I think here in the house," answered Mother Blossom thoughtfully. "We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."
Chapter 10 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.”
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “"I think here in the house," answered Mother Blossom thoughtfully.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “"We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “"You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “"You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “"I think here in the house," answered Mother Blossom thoughtfully.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I think here in the house," answered Mother Blossom thoughtfully.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading "I think here in the house," answered Mother Blossom thoughtfully.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading "We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Where could we have the fair, Mother?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."
every person
From this reading "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I think here in the house," answered Mother Blossom thoughtfully.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "I think here in the house," answered Mother Blossom thoughtfully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I think here in the house," answered Mother Blossom thoughtfully.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Where could we have the fair, Mother?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think here in the house," answered Mother Blossom thoughtfully.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading "I think here in the house," answered Mother Blossom thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "We live near enough to the center of town for people to get here easily."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Where could we have the fair, Mother?"
in or at the place that
From this reading Where could we have the fair, Mother?"
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading WORKING FOR THE FAIR "I do," said Meg, turning around on the piano bench.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have tables, and on 'em things to sell, and everybody comes.
Chapter 10 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun by Mabel C. Hawley holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 10 holds 116 sentences of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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