Chapter 11 of Green Valley is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Green Valley is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PATH OF TRUE LOVE Nanny was cross. She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered. "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right. I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer. Mr. Ainslee laughed.
Chapter 11 of Green Valley is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading “She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.”
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading “I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.”
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading “THE PATH OF TRUE LOVE Nanny was cross.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.”
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.”
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 I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Ainslee laughed.
(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 "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.
react verbally
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.
travel across or pass over
From this reading THE PATH OF TRUE LOVE Nanny was cross.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
a social unit living together
From this reading She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mr. Ainslee laughed.
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE PATH OF TRUE LOVE Nanny was cross.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
a female domestic
From this reading "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
a gay feeling
From this reading She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Ainslee laughed.
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading THE PATH OF TRUE LOVE Nanny was cross.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PATH OF TRUE LOVE Nanny was cross.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
a course of conduct
From this reading THE PATH OF TRUE LOVE Nanny was cross.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATH OF TRUE LOVE Nanny was cross.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading THE PATH OF TRUE LOVE Nanny was cross.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PATH OF TRUE LOVE Nanny was cross.
at the time that
From this reading I'm beginning to see the signs already," her brother lazily told her one day when to some innocent remark of his she made a snapping answer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She had lost her bubbling merriment and her family wondered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sis, I believe you will be an old maid, all right.
Chapter 11 of Green Valley by Katharine Yirsa Reynolds holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 11 holds 119 sentences of Green Valley, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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