Chapter 2 of Ladies-In-Waiting is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Ladies-In-Waiting is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts. We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter. That's where the mignonette grew." "'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself. "It's the only Eden I ever knew!
Chapter 2 of Ladies-In-Waiting is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a benediction to
From this reading “"In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “"In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.”
moving toward the east
From this reading “"'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “"'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.”
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “"In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.”
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading “"'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.”
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading “"'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.”
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.
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In this reading “"In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.”
In this reading “"In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.”
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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 We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
(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 We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
give a benediction to
From this reading "In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading "In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.
moving toward the east
From this reading "'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.
at any time
From this reading "It's the only Eden I ever knew!
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading That's where the mignonette grew."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the only Eden I ever knew!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "It's the only Eden I ever knew!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance
From this reading That's where the mignonette grew."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.
and nothing more
From this reading "It's the only Eden I ever knew!
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading "'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading "'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's where the mignonette grew."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In the country, bless it,--in the eastern part of Massachusetts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'And He planted a garden eastward in Eden,'" quoted Tommy, half to herself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a garden and my mother and I lived in it during all the months of my life that matter.
in or at the place that
From this reading That's where the mignonette grew."
Chapter 2 of Ladies-In-Waiting by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 2 holds 461 sentences of Ladies-In-Waiting, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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