Chapter 7 of Hildegarde's Home is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Hildegarde's Home is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS AGATHA'S CABINET. "MAMMINA! I have found them! I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head. "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
Chapter 7 of Hildegarde's Home is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading “MISS AGATHA'S CABINET.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “"What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.”
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading “I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “"What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.”
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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 “I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.”
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 have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS AGATHA'S CABINET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading MISS AGATHA'S CABINET.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
a special loved one
From this reading "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
set up or found
From this reading I have found them!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
English writer (born in Scotland) of children's stories (1859-1932)
From this reading "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have found them!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have found them!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MAMMINA!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS AGATHA'S CABINET.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
above and across; more than
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have found them!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading I have found them!" cried Hildegarde, rushing like a whirlwind into her mother's room, and waving something over her head.
the act of creating written works
From this reading "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you found, darling?" asked Mrs. Grahame, looking up from her writing.
Chapter 7 of Hildegarde's Home by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 182 sentences of Hildegarde's Home, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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