Chapter 7 of The Library of Work and Play is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Library of Work and Play is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion. These are worth forty cents a dozen. You can buy daffodils for twenty. If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus. These bulbs cost forty cents a dozen.
Chapter 7 of The Library of Work and Play is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bulb” — a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
From this reading “If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “These are worth forty cents a dozen.”
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading “If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.”
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading “In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.”
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.”
bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
From this reading “If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.”
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading “If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 These are worth forty cents a dozen.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are worth forty cents a dozen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.
plural of “bulb” — a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading You can buy daffodils for twenty.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can buy daffodils for twenty.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading These are worth forty cents a dozen.
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading These bulbs cost forty cents a dozen.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
plural of “daffodil” — any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
From this reading In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading These are worth forty cents a dozen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You can buy daffodils for twenty.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading These are worth forty cents a dozen.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.
bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
From this reading In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are worth forty cents a dozen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading You can buy daffodils for twenty.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
a Caucasian
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading If you wish to lay in a stock of bulbs for water planting choose, of course, Chinese lilies, but try, too, the paper white narcissus.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading These are worth forty cents a dozen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In daffodils you may be sure of the Van Sion.
Chapter 7 of The Library of Work and Play by Ellen Eddy Shaw holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 402 sentences of The Library of Work and Play, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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