Chapter 34 of The Gold of Chickaree is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Gold of Chickaree is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOLD AT INTEREST. 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy! Duke and his wife, I mean.' 'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.' 'Well, papa, they _are;_ and they are happy in the right way.
Chapter 34 of The Gold of Chickaree is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Duke and his wife, I mean.'”
coins made of gold
From this reading “GOLD AT INTEREST.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “GOLD AT INTEREST.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!”
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!”
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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 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
later than; following
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Duke and his wife, I mean.'
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GOLD AT INTEREST.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
dearly loved
From this reading 'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Duke and his wife, I mean.'
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
coins made of gold
From this reading GOLD AT INTEREST.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Duke and his wife, I mean.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Duke and his wife, I mean.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Well, papa, they _are;_ and they are happy in the right way.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading GOLD AT INTEREST.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading 'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Duke and his wife, I mean.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading 'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'Well, papa, they _are;_ and they are happy in the right way.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Well, papa, they _are;_ and they are happy in the right way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'
precisely as stated
From this reading 'Papa,' said Primrose a few days after this,'they are very happy!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'Well, papa, they _are;_ and they are happy in the right way.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Well, papa, they _are;_ and they are happy in the right way.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Duke and his wife, I mean.'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, my dear, yes,' answered Dr. Maryland; 'they ought to be.'
Chapter 34 of The Gold of Chickaree by Susan Warner holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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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