Chapter 5 of Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOLLY'S PLAN. Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing." THE TWIN RIVALS. Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.
Chapter 5 of Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “buckle” — fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading “Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."”
the act of drawing a comb through hair
From this reading “Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."”
a midday meal
From this reading “Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.”
possessive form of “molly” — popular aquarium fish
From this reading “MOLLY'S PLAN.”
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading “Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."”
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading “THE TWIN RIVALS.”
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “THE TWIN RIVALS.”
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
From this reading “Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.”
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 Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
later than; following
From this reading Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
-ing form of “buckle” — fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
the act of drawing a comb through hair
From this reading Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
the act of departing
From this reading Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.
a midday meal
From this reading Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.
possessive form of “molly” — popular aquarium fish
From this reading MOLLY'S PLAN.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading MOLLY'S PLAN.
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading THE TWIN RIVALS.
a particular situation
From this reading Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
in the near future
From this reading Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWIN RIVALS.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading THE TWIN RIVALS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such a plague every morning with buckling shoes, gartering, and combing."
English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
From this reading Soon after luncheon Miss Wren took her departure.
Chapter 5 of Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls by Mrs. Molesworth holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 5 holds 188 sentences of Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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