Chapter 6 of Hildegarde's Harvest is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Hildegarde's Harvest is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE GREETINGS. "AND you won't think better of it? Hilda, I am in despair! Think of it, my dear! Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
Chapter 6 of Hildegarde's Harvest is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/44 · 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.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “"AND you won't think better of it?”
dearly loved
From this reading “Think of it, my dear!”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “Hilda, I am in despair!”
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “MORE GREETINGS.”
plural of “lifetime” — the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading “Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!”
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!”
by chance
From this reading “Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"AND you won't think better of it?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Hilda, I am in despair!”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Think of it, my dear!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
anew
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Hilda, I am in despair!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "AND you won't think better of it?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "AND you won't think better of it?
the two together, not just one
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
release ice
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
dearly loved
From this reading Think of it, my dear!
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Hilda, I am in despair!
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading MORE GREETINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda, I am in despair!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hilda, I am in despair!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hilda, I am in despair!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "AND you won't think better of it?
plural of “lifetime” — the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE GREETINGS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Think of it, my dear!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "AND you won't think better of it?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
by chance
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "AND you won't think better of it?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Calve, and both the De Reszkes--there will never be such a performance again, perhaps, in our lifetimes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "AND you won't think better of it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "AND you won't think better of it?
Chapter 6 of Hildegarde's Harvest by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 224 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 6 holds 224 sentences of Hildegarde's Harvest, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Hildegarde's Harvest by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 224 sentences, grouped into 45 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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