Chapter 9 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes. She took Jessamine's hand in a friendly fashion. "Come in, dear. You're welcome as a June rose." When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
Chapter 9 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “She took Jessamine's hand in a friendly fashion.”
shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
From this reading “When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.”
a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
From this reading “She took Jessamine's hand in a friendly fashion.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “You're welcome as a June rose."”
a light shade of red
From this reading “When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.”
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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 Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You're welcome as a June rose."
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in, dear.
dearly loved
From this reading "Come in, dear.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She took Jessamine's hand in a friendly fashion.
set up or found
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading She took Jessamine's hand in a friendly fashion.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She took Jessamine's hand in a friendly fashion.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took Jessamine's hand in a friendly fashion.
a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
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From this reading She took Jessamine's hand in a friendly fashion.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading You're welcome as a June rose."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
a light shade of red
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading You're welcome as a June rose."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took Jessamine's hand in a friendly fashion.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
having a supporting base
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took Jessamine's hand in a friendly fashion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
accept gladly
From this reading You're welcome as a June rose."
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Bell returned, he found Jessamine standing on the porch with her hands full of honeysuckle and her cheeks pink with excitement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Miss Bell was a pleasant-faced woman with silver hair and kind blue eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're welcome as a June rose."
Chapter 9 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 403 sentences of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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