Chapter 1 of Marigold Garden is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Marigold Garden is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book. SUSAN BLUE. Oh, Susan Blue, How do you do? Please may I go for a walk with you? Where shall we go?
Chapter 1 of Marigold Garden is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.”
any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
From this reading “Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.”
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading “Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.”
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading “Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.”
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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 Please may I go for a walk with you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading SUSAN BLUE.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
a youthful male person
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh, Susan Blue, How do you do?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Please may I go for a walk with you?
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
a young female
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Please may I go for a walk with you?
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From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
the state of being honored
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
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From this reading Oh, Susan Blue, How do you do?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Please may I go for a walk with you?
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Susan Blue, How do you do?
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please may I go for a walk with you?
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Where shall we go?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSAN BLUE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Please may I go for a walk with you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Where shall we go?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where shall we go?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
showing curiosity
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
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 Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Marigold Garden Pictures and Rhymes KATE GREENAWAY London FREDERICK WARNE & Co. Ltd. & New York You little girl, You little boy, With wondering eyes, That kindly look, In honour of Two noble names I send the offering Of this book.
Chapter 1 of Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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 1 holds 242 sentences of Marigold Garden, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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