Chapter 4 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 4 of Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house. "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded. "The idea! Why don't you fuss with your own things?" Dot looked vexed.
Chapter 4 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “"Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “"Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “Why don't you fuss with your own things?"”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house.”
plural of “packer” — a workman employed to pack things into containers
From this reading “THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house.”
done under pressure
From this reading “THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house.”
past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading “"Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.”
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading “Dot looked vexed.”
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.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why don't you fuss with your own things?"
a very small circular shape
From this reading "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Why don't you fuss with your own things?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The idea!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dot looked vexed.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Why don't you fuss with your own things?"
plural of “packer” — a workman employed to pack things into containers
From this reading THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house.
done under pressure
From this reading THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house.
past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Why don't you fuss with your own things?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading Dot looked vexed.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why don't you fuss with your own things?"
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading THE WILLING PACKERS Meg rushed into the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why don't you fuss with your own things?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why don't you fuss with your own things?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dot Blossom, you're not to touch my books," she scolded.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why don't you fuss with your own things?"
Chapter 4 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 4 holds 131 sentences of Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm by Mabel C. Hawley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 131 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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