Chapter 7 of Hagar is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Hagar is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December. Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather. Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas. It was a great place for holidays.
Chapter 7 of Hagar is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.”
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading “Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.”
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “It was a great place for holidays.”
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading “LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.”
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.”
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In this reading “Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.”
In this reading “Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.”
In this reading “Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.”
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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 LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a great place for holidays.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was a great place for holidays.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading It was a great place for holidays.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a great place for holidays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a great place for holidays.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Christmas proved a green Christmas; neither snow nor ice, but soft, Indian summer weather.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Eglantine always gave two weeks' holiday at Christmas.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading LAYDON The winter was so open, so mild and warm, that a few pale roses clung to their stems through half of December.
Chapter 7 of Hagar by Mary Johnston holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 199 sentences of Hagar, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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