Chapter 6 of Holly: The Romance of a Southern Girl is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Holly: The Romance of a Southern Girl is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh. “Please move the chair over there,” she directed. Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected. “No, no, no,” she cried, anxiously. “I’m going to do it myself.
Chapter 6 of Holly: The Romance of a Southern Girl is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.”
not still wet
From this reading “Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.”
green foliage
From this reading “Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.”
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading “Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.”
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading “Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.”
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In this reading “Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.”
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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 Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “No, no, no,” she cried, anxiously.
plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Please move the chair over there,” she directed.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “No, no, no,” she cried, anxiously.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading “Please move the chair over there,” she directed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I’m going to do it myself.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
not still wet
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
the act of departing
From this reading “I’m going to do it myself.
green foliage
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to do it myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Please move the chair over there,” she directed.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I’m going to do it myself.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no, no,” she cried, anxiously.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Please move the chair over there,” she directed.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please move the chair over there,” she directed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Please move the chair over there,” she directed.
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Please move the chair over there,” she directed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winthrop obeyed, and started to step up onto it, but Holly objected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Down came the greenery with a shower of dried leaves and berries, and down jumped Holly with a triumphant laugh.
Chapter 6 of Holly: The Romance of a Southern Girl by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 442 sentences of Holly: The Romance of a Southern Girl, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Holly: The Romance of a Southern Girl by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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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