Chapter 5 of The Diary of a Goose Girl is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Diary of a Goose Girl is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
July 10th. At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins. I wonder exactly what it means! Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle? Can it be simple elation?
Chapter 5 of The Diary of a Goose Girl is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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talk or utter in a cackling manner
From this reading “Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?”
-ing form of “cackle” — talk or utter in a cackling manner
From this reading “At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.”
an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
From this reading “Can it be simple elation?”
in a delicate manner
From this reading “Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?”
adult female chicken
From this reading “Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?”
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading “Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?”
plural of “investigation” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading “Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?”
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading “Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?”
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From this reading July 10th.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can it be simple elation?
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
talk or utter in a cackling manner
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
-ing form of “cackle” — talk or utter in a cackling manner
From this reading At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can it be simple elation?
an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
From this reading Can it be simple elation?
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading I wonder exactly what it means!
in a delicate manner
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
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From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
adult female chicken
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder exactly what it means!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
plural of “investigation” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wonder exactly what it means!
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading July 10th.
hear with intention
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I wonder exactly what it means!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.
not one, and not any
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
in a respectful manner
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Can it be simple elation?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading At ten thirty or so in the morning the cackling begins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wonder exactly what it means!
which person or people
From this reading Have the forest-lovers who listen so respectfully to, and interpret so exquisitely, the notes of birds--have none of them made psychological investigations of the hen cackle?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder exactly what it means!
Chapter 5 of The Diary of a Goose Girl by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 59 sentences of The Diary of a Goose Girl, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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