Chapter 8 of Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRANDMOTHER'S STORY----(_continued_). "O while you live, tell truth." HENRY IV., Part 1. So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on. "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
Chapter 8 of Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “GRANDMOTHER'S STORY----(_continued_).”
possessive form of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “GRANDMOTHER'S STORY----(_continued_).”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “HENRY IV., Part 1.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “"We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “"We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.”
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From this reading HENRY IV., Part 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
anew
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
without stop or interruption
From this reading GRANDMOTHER'S STORY----(_continued_).
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
possessive form of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother
From this reading GRANDMOTHER'S STORY----(_continued_).
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY IV., Part 1.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading HENRY IV., Part 1.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "O while you live, tell truth."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O while you live, tell truth."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading HENRY IV., Part 1.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
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 GRANDMOTHER'S STORY----(_continued_).
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
express in words
From this reading "O while you live, tell truth."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "O while you live, tell truth."
precisely as stated
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So in a few minutes they were all settled again, and grandmother went on.
at the time that
From this reading "We were walking through a very narrow street, I was telling you--was I not? when I caught sight of something that suddenly changed my ideas.
during the time that
From this reading "O while you live, tell truth."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O while you live, tell truth."
Chapter 8 of Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls by Mrs. Molesworth holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 8 holds 223 sentences of Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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