Chapter 7 of Stories Of Georgia is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Stories Of Georgia is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEORGIA WIT AND HUMOR. The wit and humor of Georgia stand by themselves. They have no counterpart in any other section of the country. Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking. The flavor, the "bouquet," the aroma, is gone.
Chapter 7 of Stories Of Georgia is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading “The flavor, the "bouquet," the aroma, is gone.”
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
From this reading “The flavor, the "bouquet," the aroma, is gone.”
a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
From this reading “They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.”
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading “The flavor, the "bouquet," the aroma, is gone.”
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “GEORGIA WIT AND HUMOR.”
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading “Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.”
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading “Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GEORGIA WIT AND HUMOR.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading The flavor, the "bouquet," the aroma, is gone.
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
From this reading The flavor, the "bouquet," the aroma, is gone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wit and humor of Georgia stand by themselves.
a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
From this reading They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading The flavor, the "bouquet," the aroma, is gone.
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading GEORGIA WIT AND HUMOR.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The flavor, the "bouquet," the aroma, is gone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading GEORGIA WIT AND HUMOR.
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
not any; not one
From this reading They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wit and humor of Georgia stand by themselves.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
be standing; be upright
From this reading The wit and humor of Georgia stand by themselves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wit and humor of Georgia stand by themselves.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The wit and humor of Georgia stand by themselves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have no counterpart in any other section of the country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many attempts have been made to imitate them, but there is always something lacking.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading GEORGIA WIT AND HUMOR.
Chapter 7 of Stories Of Georgia by Joel Chandler Harris holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 7 holds 419 sentences of Stories Of Georgia, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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