Chapter 4 of Little Nettie is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Little Nettie is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi. 10. November days drew toward an end; December was near. One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her. "Yes, mother.
Chapter 4 of Little Nettie is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “_THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “_THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “November days drew toward an end; December was near.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “_THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.”
nonexistent
From this reading “One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.”
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In this reading “November days drew toward an end; December was near.”
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From this reading 10.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading November days drew toward an end; December was near.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading November days drew toward an end; December was near.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading November days drew toward an end; December was near.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading November days drew toward an end; December was near.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading November days drew toward an end; December was near.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Yes, mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading November days drew toward an end; December was near.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
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 _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
in the direction of
From this reading November days drew toward an end; December was near.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading _THE BROWN CLOAK IN NOVEMBER._ "How long, O Lord?"--_Rev._ vi.
nonexistent
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading November days drew toward an end; December was near.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One afternoon Mrs. Mathieson, wanting Nettie, went to the foot of the garret stairs to call her.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, mother.
Chapter 4 of Little Nettie by Susan Warner holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 4 holds 119 sentences of Little Nettie, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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