Chapter 7 of Our Little Swiss Cousin is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Our Little Swiss Cousin is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village. What a busy day it had been for his mother! You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house. A great part of it was covered with the family wash. Sheets, sheets, sheets!
Chapter 7 of Our Little Swiss Cousin is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “What a busy day it had been for his mother!”
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “A great part of it was covered with the family wash.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.”
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “Sheets, sheets, sheets!”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “A great part of it was covered with the family wash.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.”
In this reading “A great part of it was covered with the family wash.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a busy day it had been for his mother!
later than; following
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What a busy day it had been for his mother!
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading What a busy day it had been for his mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading A great part of it was covered with the family wash.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What a busy day it had been for his mother!
a social unit living together
From this reading A great part of it was covered with the family wash.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What a busy day it had been for his mother!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great part of it was covered with the family wash.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What a busy day it had been for his mother!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What a busy day it had been for his mother!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading What a busy day it had been for his mother!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A great part of it was covered with the family wash.
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Sheets, sheets, sheets!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading A great part of it was covered with the family wash.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE MARMOT IT was the week after Carl got back to the village.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a busy day it had been for his mother!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A great part of it was covered with the family wash.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would certainly think so if you had looked at the wide field back of the house.
Chapter 7 of Our Little Swiss Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 7 holds 189 sentences of Our Little Swiss Cousin, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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