Chapter 4 of Rhoda's education is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Rhoda's education is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk. "What beautiful rich milk she does give!" said she. "Aunt Hannah, what will you do when she dies? She is growing an old cow, you know." "I don't borrow trouble about it, child."
Chapter 4 of Rhoda's education is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading “_THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.”
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “_THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.”
get temporarily
From this reading “"I don't borrow trouble about it, child."”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “"Aunt Hannah, what will you do when she dies?”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “_THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.”
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading “_THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.”
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading “_THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.”
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading “_THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't borrow trouble about it, child."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She is growing an old cow, you know."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Aunt Hannah, what will you do when she dies?
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "What beautiful rich milk she does give!" said she.
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
get temporarily
From this reading "I don't borrow trouble about it, child."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I don't borrow trouble about it, child."
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading She is growing an old cow, you know."
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading "Aunt Hannah, what will you do when she dies?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Aunt Hannah, what will you do when she dies?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What beautiful rich milk she does give!" said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't borrow trouble about it, child."
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "What beautiful rich milk she does give!" said she.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading She is growing an old cow, you know."
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aunt Hannah, what will you do when she dies?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't borrow trouble about it, child."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is growing an old cow, you know."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't borrow trouble about it, child."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She is growing an old cow, you know."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
possessing material wealth
From this reading "What beautiful rich milk she does give!" said she.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What beautiful rich milk she does give!" said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What beautiful rich milk she does give!" said she.
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "I don't borrow trouble about it, child."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _THE CLOUD GROWS._ THE biscuits were excellent, and Rhoda greatly enjoyed making and baking them, and afterward milking old Snowball and straining the milk.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What beautiful rich milk she does give!" said she.
at the time that
From this reading "Aunt Hannah, what will you do when she dies?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Aunt Hannah, what will you do when she dies?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aunt Hannah, what will you do when she dies?
Chapter 4 of Rhoda's education by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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