Chapter 7 of Good Stories for Great Birthdays is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Good Stories for Great Birthdays is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America. He was poor but of good blood. He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl. Her father was a haughty, rich State official. He would not give his consent to their marriage.
Chapter 7 of Good Stories for Great Birthdays is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl.”
permission to do something
From this reading “He would not give his consent to their marriage.”
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading “Her father was a haughty, rich State official.”
having official authority or sanction
From this reading “Her father was a haughty, rich State official.”
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading “And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.”
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading “He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl.”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.”
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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In this reading “And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.”
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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 And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He was poor but of good blood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was poor but of good blood.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl.
permission to do something
From this reading He would not give his consent to their marriage.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father was a haughty, rich State official.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
a young female
From this reading He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He would not give his consent to their marriage.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was poor but of good blood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading Her father was a haughty, rich State official.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was poor but of good blood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father was a haughty, rich State official.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would not give his consent to their marriage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading He would not give his consent to their marriage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not give his consent to their marriage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was poor but of good blood.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading Her father was a haughty, rich State official.
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He was poor but of good blood.
as fast as possible; with all possible haste
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Her father was a haughty, rich State official.
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Her father was a haughty, rich State official.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He would not give his consent to their marriage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had fallen in love with a beautiful and clever Polish girl.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not give his consent to their marriage.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And it was a romantic story that had sent young Kosciuszko post-haste from Poland to America.
Chapter 7 of Good Stories for Great Birthdays by Frances Jenkins Olcott holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of Good Stories for Great Birthdays, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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