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 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion. "Good-by, old dear. Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!" A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted. Aunt Em followed it to the door.
Chapter 1 of Gloria and Treeless Street is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 5/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 21–25
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shining intensely
From this reading “Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"”
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading “Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.”
delicately beautiful
From this reading “A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.”
past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading “Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.”
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading “A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.”
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading “A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.”
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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 Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
anew
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Em followed it to the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
shining intensely
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
delicately beautiful
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
dearly loved
From this reading "Good-by, old dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Aunt Em followed it to the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Aunt Em followed it to the door.
past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Aunt Em followed it to the door.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-by, old dear.
wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Em followed it to the door.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Good-by, old dear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Gloria set the big, warm weight gently down upon its embroidered cushion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Be glad you aren't a human and don't have to go down town in a blazing sun!"
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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