Chapter 8 of Lavender and Old Lace is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Lavender and Old Lace is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hello!” “Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden. “Want anything to-day?” “Nope!” There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
Chapter 8 of Lavender and Old Lace is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!””
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading ““Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello!””
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ““Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!””
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!””
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading ““Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.”
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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 There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
anew
From this reading There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
any thing at all
From this reading “Want anything to-day?”
of short duration or distance
From this reading There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello!”
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From this reading There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.
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From this reading There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
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From this reading “Nope!”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Want anything to-day?”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Want anything to-day?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a brief pause, and then Joe shouted again: “Hepsey!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Hello yourself!” came in Hepsey's highest tones, from the garden.
Chapter 8 of Lavender and Old Lace by Myrtle Reed holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 8 holds 205 sentences of Lavender and Old Lace, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Lavender and Old Lace by Myrtle Reed exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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