Chapter 10 of Gardening for Little Girls is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Gardening for Little Girls is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture. The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts." --_Bailey._ OF course you want to know something about shrubs. For what? Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
Chapter 10 of Gardening for Little Girls is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “analyze” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."”
the grounds in back of a house
From this reading “Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.”
United States singer (1918-1990)
possessive form of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.”
a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
From this reading “The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."”
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.”
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.”
not neat and tidy
From this reading “Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.”
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.
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prevent from entering; shut out
In this reading “Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.”
as might be expected
In this reading “--_Bailey._ OF course you want to know something about shrubs.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading --_Bailey._ OF course you want to know something about shrubs.
-ing form of “analyze” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
the grounds in back of a house
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading --_Bailey._ OF course you want to know something about shrubs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading --_Bailey._ OF course you want to know something about shrubs.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what?
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
and nothing more
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading --_Bailey._ OF course you want to know something about shrubs.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
engage in
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
possessive form of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Bailey._ OF course you want to know something about shrubs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
the local environment
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
by chance
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading --_Bailey._ OF course you want to know something about shrubs.
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
very small
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
not neat and tidy
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading --_Bailey._ OF course you want to know something about shrubs.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The observer should catch the entire effect and purpose, without analyzing its parts."
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Shrubs We Love to See "Every yard should be a picture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_Bailey._ OF course you want to know something about shrubs.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Possibly just to make a tiny hedge around your garden, or a taller one to shut out the view of some neighbor's untidy backyard.
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