Chapter 6 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate. It was called “Doss’s rosebush.” Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully. She loved roses. But—of course—the rosebush never bloomed.
Chapter 6 of The Blue Castle: a novel is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading “But—of course—the rosebush never bloomed.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.”
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading “Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “She loved roses.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.”
as might be expected
In this reading “But—of course—the rosebush never bloomed.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
in the past
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
next to; at the side of
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading But—of course—the rosebush never bloomed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But—of course—the rosebush never bloomed.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was called “Doss’s rosebush.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading But—of course—the rosebush never bloomed.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was called “Doss’s rosebush.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was called “Doss’s rosebush.”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
held dear
From this reading She loved roses.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But—of course—the rosebush never bloomed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But—of course—the rosebush never bloomed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She loved roses.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She loved roses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a rosebush on the little Stirling lawn, growing beside the gate.
a late time of life
From this reading Cousin Georgiana had given it to Valancy five years ago and Valancy had planted it joyfully.
Chapter 6 of The Blue Castle: a novel by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 6 holds 163 sentences of The Blue Castle: a novel, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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