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Rose of Old Harpeth

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Rose of Old Harpeth is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
"When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
"Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
"I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.
I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.
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Rose of Old Harpeth

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Rose of Old Harpeth is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
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"When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
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"Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
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"I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.
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I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bean noun US /biːn/

any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

From this reading “MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.”

joints noun US /dʒɔɪnts/

plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading “"When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."”

quilt noun US /kwɪlt/

bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

From this reading “"When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."”

sacking noun US /ˈsækɪŋ/

coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

From this reading “MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.”

shoots noun US /ʃuːts/

plural of “shoot” — a new branch

From this reading “"Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.”

sprouting noun US /ˈspraʊtɪŋ/

the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

From this reading “MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.”

Tucker noun US /ˈtʌkər/

United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)

From this reading “MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.”

weighting noun US /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

From this reading “"Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

APPLE-BLOW

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.

beannounUS /biːn/

any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

bitnounUS /bɪt/

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

clodnoun

a compact mass

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

coatsnounUS /koʊts/

plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.

coververbUS /ˈkʌvər/

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

frilledadjective

having decorative ruffles or frills

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

haven't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

headsnounUS /hedz/

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

jointsnounUS /dʒɔɪnts/

plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

mendverbUS /mend/

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.

MOONLIGHTnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/

the light of the Moon

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

petticoatnounUS /ˈpetikoʊt/

undergarment worn under a skirt

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

quiltnounUS /kwɪlt/

bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

rownounUS /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

sackingnounUS /ˈsækɪŋ/

coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

seersuckernoun

a light puckered fabric (usually striped)

From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

shirtsnounUS /ʃɜːrts/

plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.

shootsnounUS /ʃuːts/

plural of “shoot” — a new branch

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

skeered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

splitverbUS /splɪt/

separate into parts or portions

From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.

spreadverbUS /spred/

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

sproutingnounUS /ˈspraʊtɪŋ/

the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/

having tucked or being tucked

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

TuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/

United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.

vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/

plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

washverbUS /wɑːʃ/

clean with some chemical process

From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.

weightingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

you've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.

Chapter 4 of Rose of Old Harpeth by Maria Thompson Daviess holds 222 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.

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Don't
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Nothing
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World
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