Chapter 7 of Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An Important Letter. His visitors turned away. Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself. She gave an occasional hop as they went. Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.
Chapter 7 of Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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power to direct or determine
From this reading “Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.”
jump lightly
From this reading “She gave an occasional hop as they went.”
occurring from time to time
From this reading “She gave an occasional hop as they went.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.”
abounding with or resembling stars
From this reading “Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.”
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading “Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “His visitors turned away.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Important Letter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She gave an occasional hop as they went.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His visitors turned away.
power to direct or determine
From this reading Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave an occasional hop as they went.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His visitors turned away.
jump lightly
From this reading She gave an occasional hop as they went.
of great significance or value
From this reading An Important Letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading An Important Letter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.
occurring from time to time
From this reading She gave an occasional hop as they went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave an occasional hop as they went.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.
abounding with or resembling stars
From this reading Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave an occasional hop as they went.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading His visitors turned away.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading His visitors turned away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She gave an occasional hop as they went.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Trudy's face shone, and her eyes were starry.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.
belonging to which person
From this reading Rosalie, whose triumph was supreme, could not wholly control herself.
Chapter 7 of Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 by Various holds 341 sentences, grouped into 69 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 7 holds 341 sentences of Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 341 sentences, grouped into 69 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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