Chapter 14 of The Library of Work and Play is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Library of Work and Play is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chinese Crimson June 2-1/2 ft. Long-lived. Very Peony Pink satisfactory. Plant White in September. Foxglove Purple June 3-3-1/4 ft.
Chapter 14 of The Library of Work and Play is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “Chinese Crimson June 2-1/2 ft.”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “Chinese Crimson June 2-1/2 ft.”
any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
From this reading “Foxglove Purple June 3-3-1/4 ft.”
any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
From this reading “Very Peony Pink satisfactory.”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “Plant White in September.”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “Foxglove Purple June 3-3-1/4 ft.”
giving satisfaction
From this reading “Very Peony Pink satisfactory.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Plant White in September.”
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From this reading Chinese Crimson June 2-1/2 ft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chinese Crimson June 2-1/2 ft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Foxglove Purple June 3-3-1/4 ft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Foxglove Purple June 3-3-1/4 ft.
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 Chinese Crimson June 2-1/2 ft.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading Chinese Crimson June 2-1/2 ft.
any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
From this reading Foxglove Purple June 3-3-1/4 ft.
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
From this reading Chinese Crimson June 2-1/2 ft.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Plant White in September.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Chinese Crimson June 2-1/2 ft.
existing for a long time
From this reading Long-lived.
any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
From this reading Very Peony Pink satisfactory.
a light shade of red
From this reading Very Peony Pink satisfactory.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Plant White in September.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Foxglove Purple June 3-3-1/4 ft.
giving satisfaction
From this reading Very Peony Pink satisfactory.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Plant White in September.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very Peony Pink satisfactory.
a Caucasian
From this reading Plant White in September.
Chapter 14 of The Library of Work and Play by Ellen Eddy Shaw holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 14 holds 409 sentences of The Library of Work and Play, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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