Chapter 13 of Red Caps and Lilies is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Red Caps and Lilies is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky. I have told you before that you are a great baby. I only played and pretended to be happy. I shall never be so stupid again.” Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
Chapter 13 of Red Caps and Lilies is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.”
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading “PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “I only played and pretended to be happy.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “I shall never be so stupid again.””
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.”
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.
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In this reading “Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.”
In this reading “Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.”
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 I have told you before that you are a great baby.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
anew
From this reading PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I only played and pretended to be happy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have told you before that you are a great baby.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading I have told you before that you are a great baby.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have told you before that you are a great baby.
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have told you before that you are a great baby.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I only played and pretended to be happy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have told you before that you are a great baby.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have told you before that you are a great baby.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall never be so stupid again.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
and nothing more
From this reading I only played and pretended to be happy.
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading I only played and pretended to be happy.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading I only played and pretended to be happy.
move hurridly
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never be so stupid again.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I shall never be so stupid again.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading I shall never be so stupid again.”
sullen or moody
From this reading PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have told you before that you are a great baby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I only played and pretended to be happy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have told you before that you are a great baby.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marie Josephine and Jean were swinging on the gates of Les Vignes, enjoying the keen rush of air about their faces as they swung back and forth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PIGEON VALLEY AGAIN “Jean, you must not be sulky.
Chapter 13 of Red Caps and Lilies by Katharine Adams holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 13 holds 260 sentences of Red Caps and Lilies, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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