Chapter 9 of Jose: Our Little Portuguese Cousin is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Jose: Our Little Portuguese Cousin is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May." --_William Shakespeare._ THE hills were sweet with the air of spring. Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light. The fresh grass of the fields was carpeted with flowers. The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.
Chapter 9 of Jose: Our Little Portuguese Cousin is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “The fresh grass of the fields was carpeted with flowers.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “The fresh grass of the fields was carpeted with flowers.”
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading “Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “--_William Shakespeare._ THE hills were sweet with the air of spring.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.”
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 “The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.”
In this reading “The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.”
In this reading “--_William Shakespeare._ THE hills were sweet with the air of spring.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ THE hills were sweet with the air of spring.
covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination
From this reading The fresh grass of the fields was carpeted with flowers.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The fresh grass of the fields was carpeted with flowers.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The fresh grass of the fields was carpeted with flowers.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The fresh grass of the fields was carpeted with flowers.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ THE hills were sweet with the air of spring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ THE hills were sweet with the air of spring.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.
the season of growth
From this reading WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ THE hills were sweet with the air of spring.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fresh grass of the fields was carpeted with flowers.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Down their sides ran rills of water, foaming with golden light.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ THE hills were sweet with the air of spring.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN SPRING UNLOCKS THE FLOWERS "In the merry month of May."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ THE hills were sweet with the air of spring.
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_William Shakespeare._ THE hills were sweet with the air of spring.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young vine-shoots were full of tender, pale green leaves.
Chapter 9 of Jose: Our Little Portuguese Cousin by Edith A. (Edith Augusta) Sawyer holds 42 sentences, grouped into 9 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 9 holds 42 sentences of Jose: Our Little Portuguese Cousin, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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