Chapter 11 of From a Bench in Our Square is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of From a Bench in Our Square is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly. "By all means--when I am gone." Again I felt the smile that must be in the eyes. "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin. That is true, is it not?"
Chapter 11 of From a Bench in Our Square is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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very pleasing to the eye
From this reading “"May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “"But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"By all means--when I am gone."”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “"May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “"By all means--when I am gone."”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Again I felt the smile that must be in the eyes.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “That is true, is it not?"”
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anew
From this reading Again I felt the smile that must be in the eyes.
(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 "By all means--when I am gone."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "By all means--when I am gone."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Again I felt the smile that must be in the eyes.
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading "May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By all means--when I am gone."
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Again I felt the smile that must be in the eyes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Again I felt the smile that must be in the eyes.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "By all means--when I am gone."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again I felt the smile that must be in the eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is true, is it not?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is true, is it not?"
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading "May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "By all means--when I am gone."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Again I felt the smile that must be in the eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Again I felt the smile that must be in the eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
express in words
From this reading "May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "May I tell her that?" asked the Bonnie Lassie eagerly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading That is true, is it not?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But there were others here, not so friendly to the little Garin.
at the time that
From this reading "By all means--when I am gone."
Chapter 11 of From a Bench in Our Square by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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