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Chapter 1 of Seven Miles to Arden is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEVEN MILES TO ARDEN. Illustrated. Post 8vo THE PRIMROSE RING. Illustrated. Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
Chapter 1 of Seven Miles to Arden is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.”
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.”
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading “Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Post 8vo THE PRIMROSE RING.”
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “Post 8vo THE PRIMROSE RING.”
a person who has never had sex
From this reading “Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.”
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From this reading Post 8vo THE PRIMROSE RING.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
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From this reading SEVEN MILES TO ARDEN.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading SEVEN MILES TO ARDEN.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Post 8vo THE PRIMROSE RING.
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading Post 8vo THE PRIMROSE RING.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Post 8vo THE PRIMROSE RING.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading SEVEN MILES TO ARDEN.
deliver by singing
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
the season of growth
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Post 8vo THE PRIMROSE RING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SEVEN MILES TO ARDEN.
a person who has never had sex
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Post 8vo THE PRIMROSE RING.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Post 8vo _It leads away, at the ring o' day, On to the beckoning hills; And the throstles sing by the holy spring Which the Blessed Virgin fills.
Chapter 1 of Seven Miles to Arden by Ruth Sawyer holds 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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 1 holds 449 sentences of Seven Miles to Arden, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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