Chapter 6 of The girl from Hollywood is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The girl from Hollywood is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was May. The rainy season was definitely over. A few April showers had concluded it. The Ganado hills showed their most brilliant greens. The March pigs were almost ready to wean.
Chapter 6 of The girl from Hollywood is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “A few April showers had concluded it.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “A few April showers had concluded it.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “The rainy season was definitely over.”
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading “The Ganado hills showed their most brilliant greens.”
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading “The March pigs were almost ready to wean.”
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading “The rainy season was definitely over.”
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading “A few April showers had concluded it.”
gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
From this reading “The March pigs were almost ready to wean.”
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one of the two seasons in tropical climates
In this reading “The rainy season was definitely over.”
In this reading “The Ganado hills showed their most brilliant greens.”
In this reading “The March pigs were almost ready to wean.”
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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 A few April showers had concluded it.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The March pigs were almost ready to wean.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading A few April showers had concluded it.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The Ganado hills showed their most brilliant greens.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading A few April showers had concluded it.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading The rainy season was definitely over.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few April showers had concluded it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ganado hills showed their most brilliant greens.
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading The Ganado hills showed their most brilliant greens.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few April showers had concluded it.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The Ganado hills showed their most brilliant greens.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was May.
march in a procession
From this reading The March pigs were almost ready to wean.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was May.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Ganado hills showed their most brilliant greens.
above and across; more than
From this reading The rainy season was definitely over.
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading The March pigs were almost ready to wean.
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading The rainy season was definitely over.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The March pigs were almost ready to wean.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The rainy season was definitely over.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Ganado hills showed their most brilliant greens.
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading A few April showers had concluded it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rainy season was definitely over.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Ganado hills showed their most brilliant greens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The March pigs were almost ready to wean.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was May.
gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
From this reading The March pigs were almost ready to wean.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The March pigs were almost ready to wean.
Chapter 6 of The girl from Hollywood by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 174 sentences of The girl from Hollywood, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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