Chapter 11 of Hildegarde's Harvest is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Hildegarde's Harvest is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOYS. "MAMMINA!" "Yes, Hilda!" "Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?" "I am not at all sure!
Chapter 11 of Hildegarde's Harvest is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “"Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “THE BOYS.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “"Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “"Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, Hilda!"”
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In this reading “"Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"”
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(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 "I am not at all sure!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not at all sure!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading "Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I am not at all sure!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOYS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Hilda!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not at all sure!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MAMMINA!"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOYS.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Hilda!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you quite sure you will not mind my asking?"
Chapter 11 of Hildegarde's Harvest by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 323 sentences, grouped into 65 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 323 sentences of Hildegarde's Harvest, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Hildegarde's Harvest by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 323 sentences, grouped into 65 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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