Chapter 1 of Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc. A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms. LEIGH HUNT. Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them. GEORGE HERBERT.
Chapter 1 of Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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captured, as if under a spell
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.”
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.”
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.”
completed to perfection
From this reading “AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.”
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading “LEIGH HUNT.”
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.”
engage in a rehearsal
From this reading “Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.”
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading “A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
completed to perfection
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE HERBERT.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading GEORGE HERBERT.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
with honey added
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading LEIGH HUNT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading LEIGH HUNT.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
engage in a rehearsal
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF 'CARROTS;' 'THE PALACE IN THE GARDEN;' 'A CHARGE FULFILLED;' 'IMOGEN;' 'THE BEWITCHED LAMP,' etc.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Give me simplicity, that I may know Thy ways, Know them and practise them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A good old country lodge, half hid with blooms Of honeyed green, and quaint with straggling rooms.
Chapter 1 of Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls by Mrs. Molesworth holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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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