Chapter 1 of The Green Satin Gown is here in full — 1522 sentences across 305 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Green Satin Gown is here in full — 1522 sentences across 305 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc. Who ever wore such a queer-looking thing? I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did! Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin. Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.
Chapter 1 of The Green Satin Gown is here in full — 1522 sentences across 305 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading “Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “_Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “_Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.”
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading “Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “Who ever wore such a queer-looking thing?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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 Who ever wore such a queer-looking thing?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.
dearly loved
From this reading I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
at any time
From this reading Who ever wore such a queer-looking thing?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did!
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
on one occasion
From this reading I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who ever wore such a queer-looking thing?
be seated
From this reading Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who ever wore such a queer-looking thing?
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.
a special situation
From this reading Who ever wore such a queer-looking thing?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Author of_ "Captain January," "Melody," "Three Margarets," "Peggy," "Queen Hildegarde," etc., etc.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sit down, then, and let us be cosy.
during the time that
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
which person or people
From this reading Who ever wore such a queer-looking thing?
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Who ever wore such a queer-looking thing?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
an affirmative
From this reading I wore it myself, dear, once upon a time; yes, I did!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps you would like to hear about it, while you mend that tear in your muslin.
Chapter 1 of The Green Satin Gown by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 1522 sentences, grouped into 305 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 1 holds 1522 sentences of The Green Satin Gown, unabridged, divided into 305 reading sections.
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