Chapter 4 of Jill: A Flower Girl is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Jill: A Flower Girl is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there. They call Him God. Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning. God up in the sky, ef you're there, do you hear me? Jill thanks yer with her whole heart to-day."
Chapter 4 of Jill: A Flower Girl is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “"I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “They call Him God.”
your parents
From this reading “"I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “God up in the sky, ef you're there, do you hear me?”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Jill thanks yer with her whole heart to-day."”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “"I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.”
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 “Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.”
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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 Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They call Him God.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading God up in the sky, ef you're there, do you hear me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.
your parents
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading They call Him God.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading God up in the sky, ef you're there, do you hear me?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jill thanks yer with her whole heart to-day."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They call Him God.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jill thanks yer with her whole heart to-day."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God up in the sky, ef you're there, do you hear me?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
express in words
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading God up in the sky, ef you're there, do you hear me?
a person, without saying who
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Jill thanks yer with her whole heart to-day."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jill thanks yer with her whole heart to-day."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "I don't know nothink 'bout the ways o' good folks, but they say that they b'lieve in Someone up there.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ef there is a God I thank Him with my whole heart this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jill thanks yer with her whole heart to-day."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading God up in the sky, ef you're there, do you hear me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading God up in the sky, ef you're there, do you hear me?
Chapter 4 of Jill: A Flower Girl by L. T. Meade holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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