Chapter 1 of The Bow of Orange Ribbon is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Bow of Orange Ribbon is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That is so. It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine. She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work." "Hum-m-m! Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.
Chapter 1 of The Bow of Orange Ribbon is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 34/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 166–170
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pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.”
in like or similar manner
From this reading “Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.”
a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
From this reading “She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work."”
the profession of a teacher
From this reading “She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work."
for the reason that
From this reading It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hum-m-m!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
a boy or man
From this reading Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
in like or similar manner
From this reading Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That is so.
a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
From this reading She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work."
the profession of a teacher
From this reading She is teaching her a new stitch in her crewel-work."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mistress Gordon has likewise a nephew, a vera handsome lad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
which person or people
From this reading It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading It was because of Colonel Gordon's wife, who likes Katherine.
Chapter 1 of The Bow of Orange Ribbon by Amelia E. Barr holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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