Chapter 8 of The gabled farm is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The gabled farm is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALTER'S TREAT. "WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning. Plenty of voices answered, "Oh, I do!" "Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?" "I think we all have," said mamma.
Chapter 8 of The gabled farm is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “"WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “"WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"I think we all have," said mamma.”
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading “"WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “WALTER'S TREAT.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Plenty of voices answered, "Oh, I do!"”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “WALTER'S TREAT.”
possessive form of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “WALTER'S TREAT.”
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 “"WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.”
In this reading “"Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?"”
In this reading “"Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?"”
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(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 "I think we all have," said mamma.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Plenty of voices answered, "Oh, I do!"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Plenty of voices answered, "Oh, I do!"
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading "WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I think we all have," said mamma.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Plenty of voices answered, "Oh, I do!"
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading "WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "I think we all have," said mamma.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?"
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Plenty of voices answered, "Oh, I do!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Plenty of voices answered, "Oh, I do!"
a full supply
From this reading Plenty of voices answered, "Oh, I do!"
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading "WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think we all have," said mamma.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think we all have," said mamma.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Who has heard of Melton Castle, three miles from here?"
interact in a certain way
From this reading WALTER'S TREAT.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Plenty of voices answered, "Oh, I do!"
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading "WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.
possessive form of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WALTER'S TREAT.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think we all have," said mamma.
which person or people
From this reading "WHO likes donkey rides?" asked Walter the next morning.
Chapter 8 of The gabled farm by Catharine Shaw holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 8 holds 213 sentences of The gabled farm, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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