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Four little Blossoms through the holidays
Four little Blossoms through the holidays

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Four little Blossoms through the holidays is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mabel C. Hawley • Curated US English Learning Edition
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MR.
WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.
Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.
“You’re the winner,” Stanley informed her.
“And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Four little Blossoms through the holidays

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Four little Blossoms through the holidays is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
Line 2
WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.
/waɪt ˈstænli wɑːz æz ɡʊd æz hɪz wɜːrd ənd hiː ənd ˈsevrəl ˈʌðər haɪ skuːl lædz kept ðə ˈkoʊstərz ɔːf waɪl ten smɔːl ɡɜːrlz ɔːl huː wɜːr ˈwɪlɪŋ tuː traɪ ðer skɪl æt ˈstɪrɪŋ ˈstɑːrtɪd daʊn ðə hɪl wen hiː ɡeɪv ðə wɜːrd/
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Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.
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“You’re the winner,” Stanley informed her.
Line 5
“And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

capsized verb US /ˈkæpsaɪzd/

past form of “capsize” — overturn accidentally

From this reading “Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coasters noun US /ˈkoʊstərz/

plural of “coaster” — a resident of a coastal area

From this reading “WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gutter noun US /ˈɡʌtər/

a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

From this reading “Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lasted verb US /ˈlæstəd/

past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time

From this reading “Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Meg noun US /meɡ/

the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading “Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Stanley noun US /ˈstænli/

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading “WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
steering noun US /ˈstɪrɪŋ/

the act of guiding or showing the way

From this reading “WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
winner noun US /ˈwɪnər/

the contestant who wins the contest

From this reading ““You’re the winner,” Stanley informed her.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

high school adjective + noun

a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

In this reading “WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.”

5,330 times in 426,211 chapters
at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.”

257,448 times in 426,211 chapters
reached the bottom verb + article + noun counted as “reach … bottom”

In this reading “Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.”

1,453 times in 426,211 chapters
into a gutter preposition + article + noun counted as “into … gutter”

In this reading “Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.”

574 times in 426,211 chapters
ran into verb + particle counted as “run into”

be beset by

In this reading “Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.”

12,710 times in 426,211 chapters
fell off verb + particle

In this reading ““And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.”

2,948 times in 426,211 chapters
gave the word verb + article + noun counted as “give … word”

In this reading “WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.”

2,577 times in 426,211 chapters
started down verb + adjective counted as “start down”

In this reading “WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.”

2,234 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 71

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading “And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/

the lower side of anything

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
capsizedverbUS /ˈkæpsaɪzd/

past form of “capsize” — overturn accidentally

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coastersnounUS /ˈkoʊstərz/

plural of “coaster” — a resident of a coastal area

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.

Pending verification
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading “And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/

made afraid

From this reading “And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gutternounUS /ˈɡʌtər/

a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
half-way

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

Pending verification
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “You’re the winner,” Stanley informed her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
informedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd/

having much knowledge or education

From this reading “You’re the winner,” Stanley informed her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ladsnounUS /lædz/

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/

past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MegnounUS /meɡ/

the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
safelyadverbUS /ˈseɪfli/

with safety; in a safe manner

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
skillnounUS /skɪl/

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StanleynounUS /ˈstænli/

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
steeringnounUS /ˈstɪrɪŋ/

the act of guiding or showing the way

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “And I didn’t see any of those who fell off act as though frightened.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tryverbUS /traɪ/

make an effort or attempt

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two of them capsized almost at once, three lasted half-way down, one ran into a gutter and of the four who reached the bottom of the hill safely, Meg was the first.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WHITEnounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

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winnernounUS /ˈwɪnər/

the contestant who wins the contest

From this reading “You’re the winner,” Stanley informed her.

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wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading WHITE Stanley was as good as his word and he and several other high school lads kept the coasters off while ten small girls, all who were willing to try their skill at steering, started down the hill when he gave the word.

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You're

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From this reading “You’re the winner,” Stanley informed her.

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Chapter 11 of Four little Blossoms through the holidays by Mabel C. Hawley holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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.

What does chapter 11 of Four little Blossoms through the holidays contain?

Chapter 11 holds 146 sentences of Four little Blossoms through the holidays, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of Four little Blossoms through the holidays by Mabel C. Hawley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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About 168 minutes of reading across 405 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Four little Blossoms through the holidays

Words and structures a reader meets early in Four little Blossoms through the holidays, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
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Little
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Blossoms
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Brookside
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