Chapter 17 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. MENDAM "Sled!" chorused all the other Blossoms. "Where is there a sled?" Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road. Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.
Chapter 17 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading “MENDAM "Sled!" chorused all the other Blossoms.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.”
having a point
From this reading “Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.”
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.”
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “MENDAM "Sled!" chorused all the other Blossoms.”
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading “Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Where is there a sled?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading MENDAM "Sled!" chorused all the other Blossoms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading MENDAM "Sled!" chorused all the other Blossoms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MENDAM "Sled!" chorused all the other Blossoms.
a very small circular shape
From this reading Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is there a sled?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MENDAM "Sled!" chorused all the other Blossoms.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading MENDAM "Sled!" chorused all the other Blossoms.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.
having a point
From this reading Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading MENDAM "Sled!" chorused all the other Blossoms.
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MENDAM "Sled!" chorused all the other Blossoms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Where is there a sled?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dot pointed to a drift at one side of the road.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sure enough, the runners of a sled were sticking straight out.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is there a sled?"
Chapter 17 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun by Mabel C. Hawley holds 120 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 17 holds 120 sentences of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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