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Chapter 7 of Peace in Friendship Village is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed. "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says. "Go right down and get it. That won't spoil the exhibit. The exhibit," I says, "is going to be exhibited _on_."
Chapter 7 of Peace in Friendship Village is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “"Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed.”
put on clothes
From this reading “"_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “"Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed.”
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “"_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.”
past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “The exhibit," I says, "is going to be exhibited _on_."”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “"_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “"_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “"_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The exhibit," I says, "is going to be exhibited _on_."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Go right down and get it.
put on clothes
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed.
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading The exhibit," I says, "is going to be exhibited _on_."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Go right down and get it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go right down and get it.
the act of departing
From this reading The exhibit," I says, "is going to be exhibited _on_."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The exhibit," I says, "is going to be exhibited _on_."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Go right down and get it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed.
not any; not one
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The exhibit," I says, "is going to be exhibited _on_."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Go right down and get it.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh!" she says, kind of excited and kind of ashamed.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That won't spoil the exhibit.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The exhibit," I says, "is going to be exhibited _on_."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That won't spoil the exhibit.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Do_ you think it'd spoil your exhibit if I took--if I wore--that rose dress--" "No, child," I says.
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