Chapter 14 of Miss Gibbie Gault is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Miss Gibbie Gault is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this? But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do. Just like women. Good gracious! Did you see that flash of lightning?"
Chapter 14 of Miss Gibbie Gault is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Did you see that flash of lightning?"”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “Good gracious!”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “Did you see that flash of lightning?"”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Just like women.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you see that flash of lightning?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Did you see that flash of lightning?"
the act of departing
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good gracious!
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading Good gracious!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.
and nothing more
From this reading Just like women.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Did you see that flash of lightning?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you see that flash of lightning?"
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did you see that flash of lightning?"
express in words
From this reading But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did you see that flash of lightning?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.
which person or people
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Just like women.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading BUZZIE "Who in the world would have thought this morning it was going to rain like this?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But that's weather; you never can tell what it's going to do.
Chapter 14 of Miss Gibbie Gault by Kate Langley Bosher holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 14 holds 222 sentences of Miss Gibbie Gault, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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