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My Summer in a Garden

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of My Summer in a Garden is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
I hope I appreciate the value of children.
We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
Without them the common school would languish.
But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.
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My Summer in a Garden

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of My Summer in a Garden is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.
Line 2
I hope I appreciate the value of children.
/aɪ hoʊp aɪ əˈpriːʃieɪt ðə ˈvæljuː ʌv ˈtʃɪldrən/
Line 3
We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.
/wiː ʃʊd suːn kʌm tuː ˈnʌθɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ðem ðoʊ ðə ˈʃeɪkərz hæv ðə best ˈɡɑːrdənz ɪn ðə wɜːrld/
Line 4
Without them the common school would languish.
/wɪˈθaʊt ðem ðə ˈkɑːmən skuːl wʊd ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
Line 5
But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.
/bʌt ðə ˈprɑːbləm ɪz wʌt tuː duː wɪð ðem ɪn ə ˈɡɑːrdən/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

appreciate verb US /əˈpriːʃieɪt/

recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

From this reading “I hope I appreciate the value of children.”

gardens noun US /ˈɡɑːrdənz/

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading “We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.”

languish verb US /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

From this reading “Without them the common school would languish.”

neighbors noun US /ˈneɪbərz/

plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading “The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.”

problem noun US /ˈprɑːbləm/

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading “But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.”

Shakers noun US /ˈʃeɪkərz/

a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States

From this reading “We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.”

strawberry noun US /ˈstrɔːberi/

sweet fleshy red fruit

From this reading “The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.”

value noun US /ˈvæljuː/

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading “I hope I appreciate the value of children.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/

recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

From this reading I hope I appreciate the value of children.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading Without them the common school would languish.

currantnoun

any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

gardensnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənz/

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading I hope I appreciate the value of children.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I hope I appreciate the value of children.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.

languishverbUS /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/

lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

From this reading Without them the common school would languish.

neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/

plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading Without them the common school would languish.

ShakersnounUS /ˈʃeɪkərz/

a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

strawberrynounUS /ˈstrɔːberi/

sweet fleshy red fruit

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

valuenounUS /ˈvæljuː/

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading I hope I appreciate the value of children.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But the problem is, what to do with them in a garden.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading We should soon come to nothing without them, though the Shakers have the best gardens in the world.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Without them the common school would languish.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The neighbors' small children are also out of place in your garden, in strawberry and currant time.

Chapter 3 of My Summer in a Garden by Charles Dudley Warner holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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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Chapter 3 holds 179 sentences of My Summer in a Garden, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

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