Chapter 3 of Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray. "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her. "Every one of you here? That's fine. How do you do, Sam?
Chapter 3 of Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading “"Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.”
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading “AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.”
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading “AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “"Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “How do you do, Sam?”
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading “"Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.”
dependable
From this reading “AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you do, Sam?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every one of you here?
opinion or judgment
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading That's fine.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Every one of you here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How do you do, Sam?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
and nothing more
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
come together
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Every one of you here?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading How do you do, Sam?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
dependable
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's fine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hello, Blessings!" she greeted the children, as they spilled out of the car to meet her.
having come into contact
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
in or at the place that
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AUNT POLLY Aunt Polly was short and stout with merry blue eyes and curly dark hair that, where it showed under her pretty hat brim, was just touched with gray.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Every one of you here?
Chapter 3 of Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm by Mabel C. Hawley holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 3 holds 131 sentences of Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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