Chapter 3 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes." "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs. She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers." "She's very ill just now, isn't she?" "She's got the Bascom consumption.
Chapter 3 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “"Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.”
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
From this reading “"Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.”
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading “"She's got the Bascom consumption.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"She's very ill just now, isn't she?"”
plural of “lilac” — any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading “"Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.”
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “"Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.”
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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 "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's got the Bascom consumption.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading "She's got the Bascom consumption.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."
a quad with a square body
From this reading She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
the act of departing
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "She's got the Bascom consumption.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "She's very ill just now, isn't she?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's very ill just now, isn't she?"
and nothing more
From this reading "She's very ill just now, isn't she?"
plural of “lilac” — any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
a particular point in time
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "She's very ill just now, isn't she?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She's got the Bascom consumption.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
up to a particular time
From this reading She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
precisely as stated
From this reading "She's very ill just now, isn't she?"
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She loves 'em and I'm not going to wait till she's dead to send her flowers."
a Caucasian
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then I'm going to bother you to stop for a moment at Mary Bascom's and give her a bouquet of my white lilacs.
Chapter 3 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 409 sentences of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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