Chapter 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She liked this small, neat Mary Winship. They got into the car together. "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated. "So do I! I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
Chapter 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “They got into the car together.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.”
characterized by grandeur
From this reading “I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.”
clean or organized
From this reading “She liked this small, neat Mary Winship.”
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “"I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “"I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.”
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 I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading They got into the car together.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So do I!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They got into the car together.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They got into the car together.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She liked this small, neat Mary Winship.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading She liked this small, neat Mary Winship.
clean or organized
From this reading She liked this small, neat Mary Winship.
above and across; more than
From this reading I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She liked this small, neat Mary Winship.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She liked this small, neat Mary Winship.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So do I!
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They got into the car together.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They got into the car together.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She liked this small, neat Mary Winship.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They got into the car together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
at the time that
From this reading "I live right across the street," Gloria added, when they were safely seated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She liked this small, neat Mary Winship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
Chapter 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street by Annie Hamilton Donnell holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 1 holds 164 sentences of Gloria and Treeless Street, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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