Chapter 16 of Sweet Violet is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Sweet Violet is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORY OF THE OPAL RING. Suddenly the door opened and Amber entered the room. The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride. “Ah, Violet, moping here all alone! What is the matter?” she cried, lightly.
Chapter 16 of Sweet Violet is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a deep yellow color
From this reading “Suddenly the door opened and Amber entered the room.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.”
a person with dark (brown) hair
From this reading “The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.”
without good reason
From this reading “What is the matter?” she cried, lightly.”
-ing form of “mope” — move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading ““Ah, Violet, moping here all alone!”
a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
From this reading “THE STORY OF THE OPAL RING.”
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading “The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.”
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In this reading “Suddenly the door opened and Amber entered the room.”
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From this reading “Ah, Violet, moping here all alone!
(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 “Ah, Violet, moping here all alone!
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Ah, Violet, moping here all alone!
a deep yellow color
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Amber entered the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Amber entered the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
a person with dark (brown) hair
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What is the matter?” she cried, lightly.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Amber entered the room.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Amber entered the room.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Ah, Violet, moping here all alone!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the matter?” she cried, lightly.
without good reason
From this reading What is the matter?” she cried, lightly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What is the matter?” she cried, lightly.
-ing form of “mope” — move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading “Ah, Violet, moping here all alone!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF THE OPAL RING.
a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
From this reading THE STORY OF THE OPAL RING.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Amber entered the room.
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE STORY OF THE OPAL RING.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Amber entered the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY OF THE OPAL RING.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Amber entered the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF THE OPAL RING.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The handsome brunette looked as gay and smiling as if she, and not Violet, were the prospective bride.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the matter?” she cried, lightly.
Chapter 16 of Sweet Violet by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 16 holds 97 sentences of Sweet Violet, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Sweet Violet by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 97 sentences, grouped into 20 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 20 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Sweet Violet, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
