Chapter 5 of John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Do you know how to do it?' she asked. "'Oh, yes, madame,' the good Isaac replied. 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things. My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son. I learn to cook the simple food.
Chapter 5 of John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
From this reading “'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.”
brought into existence
From this reading “'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “I learn to cook the simple food.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “I learn to cook the simple food.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.”
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “"'Oh, yes, madame,' the good Isaac replied.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.”
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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 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
(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 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "'Do you know how to do it?' she asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
brought into existence
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading I learn to cook the simple food.
a female human offspring
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'Do you know how to do it?' she asked.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading I learn to cook the simple food.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "'Oh, yes, madame,' the good Isaac replied.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Do you know how to do it?' she asked.
temporary military shelter
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading "'Oh, yes, madame,' the good Isaac replied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'Do you know how to do it?' she asked.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "'Do you know how to do it?' she asked.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "'Oh, yes, madame,' the good Isaac replied.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
not any; not one
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "'Oh, yes, madame,' the good Isaac replied.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "'Oh, yes, madame,' the good Isaac replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Do you know how to do it?' she asked.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading I learn to cook the simple food.
a male human offspring
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Oh, yes, madame,' the good Isaac replied.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Do you know how to do it?' she asked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading My father and my mother had no daughter, and I had to be their daughter as well as their son.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'In a little hut in Alsace, where I was born, I was obliged to learn to do all things.
an affirmative
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the person or people being spoken to
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Chapter 5 of John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told by Frank R. Stockton holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 5 holds 432 sentences of John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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