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THE DIFFERENT ORGANS. MRS. BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home. They were waiting for the boys to come to the botany study. Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
Chapter 5 of Railroad building, and other stories is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE DIFFERENT ORGANS.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They were waiting for the boys to come to the botany study.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were waiting for the boys to come to the botany study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were waiting for the boys to come to the botany study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were waiting for the boys to come to the botany study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DIFFERENT ORGANS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were waiting for the boys to come to the botany study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DIFFERENT ORGANS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were waiting for the boys to come to the botany study.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIFFERENT ORGANS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were waiting for the boys to come to the botany study.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were waiting for the boys to come to the botany study.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were waiting for the boys to come to the botany study.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BROWNE and Ella were sitting upon the porch which ran along the front of their country home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Browne had decided to have her class at home, thinking that the heavy rain of the evening before must have made it very damp in the woods.
