Chapter 3 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
III July 16. My school-days are over! I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success. I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content. "You will not find your heart content with either," she said.
Chapter 3 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “III July 16.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.”
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.”
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From this reading III July 16.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My school-days are over!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
one or the other of two
From this reading "You will not find your heart content with either," she said.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You will not find your heart content with either," she said.
moving swiftly
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "You will not find your heart content with either," she said.
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III July 16.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading III July 16.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My school-days are over!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You will not find your heart content with either," she said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
above and across; more than
From this reading My school-days are over!
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My school-days are over!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You will not find your heart content with either," she said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said to her to-day that I should now have time to draw and practice to my heart's content.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will not find your heart content with either," she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have come off with flying colors, and mother is pleased at my success.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will not find your heart content with either," she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will not find your heart content with either," she said.
Chapter 3 of Stepping Heavenward by E. (Elizabeth) Prentiss holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 3 holds 193 sentences of Stepping Heavenward, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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