Chapter 8 of Lydia of the Pines is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Lydia of the Pines is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up. This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_. Margery Marshall had entered High School this fall. She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied. She was growing tall, and her beauty already was remarkable.
Chapter 8 of Lydia of the Pines is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.”
plural of “cone” — any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading “THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.”
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading “She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “Margery Marshall had entered High School this fall.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.”
a coniferous tree
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading “THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.”
spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading “THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.”
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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 She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She was growing tall, and her beauty already was remarkable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was growing tall, and her beauty already was remarkable.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading She was growing tall, and her beauty already was remarkable.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
plural of “cone” — any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Margery Marshall had entered High School this fall.
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Margery Marshall had entered High School this fall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading She was growing tall, and her beauty already was remarkable.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margery Marshall had entered High School this fall.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was growing tall, and her beauty already was remarkable.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Margery Marshall had entered High School this fall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margery Marshall had entered High School this fall.
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading Margery Marshall had entered High School this fall.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
not any; not one
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
a brief written record
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
and nothing more
From this reading This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.
a coniferous tree
From this reading This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
unusual or striking
From this reading She was growing tall, and her beauty already was remarkable.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
an educational institution
From this reading Margery Marshall had entered High School this fall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.
spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She was growing tall, and her beauty already was remarkable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.
the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was growing tall, and her beauty already was remarkable.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This has been true only since the Indians went."--_The Murmuring Pine_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
but in spite of that
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE NOTE "Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up.
Chapter 8 of Lydia of the Pines by Honoré Morrow holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
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