Chapter 19 of Pine Needles is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Pine Needles is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning. "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day? It is Monday now." "What is proposed?" Several plans were ready.
Chapter 19 of Pine Needles is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “"Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?”
brought together in one place
From this reading “A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Several plans were ready.”
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"What is proposed?"”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?”
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 “A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.”
a table where breakfast is eaten
In this reading “A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.”
In this reading “A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.”
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 A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
brought together in one place
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Monday now."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is Monday now."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Several plans were ready.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "What is proposed?"
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Several plans were ready.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several plans were ready.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A bright little party gathered round the breakfast table Monday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several plans were ready.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is proposed?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Now, Uncle Eden," cried Maggie, "where shall we go to-day?
Chapter 19 of Pine Needles by Susan Warner holds 224 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 19 holds 224 sentences of Pine Needles, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Pine Needles by Susan Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 224 sentences, grouped into 45 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 45 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 45 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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