Chapter 20 of Green Valley is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Green Valley is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate. Never had she had such a cold weather opportunity. Fanny hated cold weather. It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter. It made life grim and rather gray.
Chapter 20 of Green Valley is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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push for something
From this reading “FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.”
of or relating or belonging to a city
From this reading “FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.”
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading “FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.”
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading “FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.”
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.”
someone who is an active supporter and advocate
From this reading “FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.”
plural of “purse” — a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.”
marked by active interest and enthusiasm
From this reading “FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.”
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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 FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
push for something
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It made life grim and rather gray.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
of or relating or belonging to a city
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Never had she had such a cold weather opportunity.
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
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From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading It made life grim and rather gray.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading It made life grim and rather gray.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Fanny hated cold weather.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
the sound of laughing
From this reading It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It made life grim and rather gray.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made life grim and rather gray.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
used to form the superlative
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never had she had such a cold weather opportunity.
no person; not anyone
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Never had she had such a cold weather opportunity.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.
someone who is an active supporter and advocate
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
plural of “purse” — a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.
on the contrary
From this reading It made life grim and rather gray.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never had she had such a cold weather opportunity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It shut people up in houses, shut their mouths, their purses, their laughter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Never had she had such a cold weather opportunity.
marked by active interest and enthusiasm
From this reading FANNY'S HOUR Nobody had asked Fanny to be a member of the Civic League but she was its most energetic promoter, its most zealous advocate.
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