Chapter 17 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one." "'Shall he not much more clothe you?' But we do not let him clothe us. When one lily fades, he makes another in a fresh dress. I wish I could live as he wants me to.
Chapter 17 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
provide with clothes or put clothes on
From this reading “"'Shall he not much more clothe you?'”
put on clothes
From this reading “"But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."”
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading “When one lily fades, he makes another in a fresh dress.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “When one lily fades, he makes another in a fresh dress.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “"But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “"But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “I wish I could live as he wants me to.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading When one lily fades, he makes another in a fresh dress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I wish I could live as he wants me to.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
provide with clothes or put clothes on
From this reading "'Shall he not much more clothe you?'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I could live as he wants me to.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But we do not let him clothe us.
put on clothes
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading When one lily fades, he makes another in a fresh dress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading When one lily fades, he makes another in a fresh dress.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Shall he not much more clothe you?'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But we do not let him clothe us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish I could live as he wants me to.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When one lily fades, he makes another in a fresh dress.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But we do not let him clothe us.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I wish I could live as he wants me to.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading When one lily fades, he makes another in a fresh dress.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wish I could live as he wants me to.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "'Shall he not much more clothe you?'
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "'Shall he not much more clothe you?'
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'Shall he not much more clothe you?'
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "'Shall he not much more clothe you?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But the lily has but one dress; girls like a new dress for every occasion and a different one."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wish I could live as he wants me to.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But we do not let him clothe us.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading I wish I could live as he wants me to.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we do not let him clothe us.
at the time that
From this reading When one lily fades, he makes another in a fresh dress.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I could live as he wants me to.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Shall he not much more clothe you?'
Chapter 17 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 17 holds 421 sentences of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives., unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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