Chapter 7 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud. "They'd ought to be up. My, how blue and soft that sea is! I never saw such a lovely day. I've been gone longer than I expected.
Chapter 7 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “"After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.”
any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
From this reading “"After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “"After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “I've been gone longer than I expected.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “I never saw such a lovely day.”
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading “"After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “My, how blue and soft that sea is!”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “"After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.”
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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 I never saw such a lovely day.
later than; following
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My, how blue and soft that sea is!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They'd ought to be up.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been gone longer than I expected.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading My, how blue and soft that sea is!
any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I never saw such a lovely day.
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I've been gone longer than I expected.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I've been gone longer than I expected.
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From this reading My, how blue and soft that sea is!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never saw such a lovely day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've been gone longer than I expected.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My, how blue and soft that sea is!
for more time
From this reading I've been gone longer than I expected.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading I never saw such a lovely day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My, how blue and soft that sea is!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never saw such a lovely day.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "They'd ought to be up.
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
cut with a saw
From this reading I never saw such a lovely day.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading My, how blue and soft that sea is!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading My, how blue and soft that sea is!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never saw such a lovely day.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I've been gone longer than I expected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My, how blue and soft that sea is!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'd ought to be up.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They'd ought to be up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "After tea I'll dig up those dahlia roots," she said aloud.
Chapter 7 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 7 holds 437 sentences of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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