Chapter 16 of The Lilac Lady is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Lilac Lady is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on. The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement. There were school-rooms and work-rooms and play-rooms. There were parlors and pianos and piazzas. There were long windows and wide doors everywhere.
Chapter 16 of The Lilac Lady is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a dainty and fastidious manner
From this reading “The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.”
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading “THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.”
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading “The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.”
plural of “parlor” — reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “There were parlors and pianos and piazzas.”
plural of “piano” — a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “There were parlors and pianos and piazzas.”
required activity
From this reading “The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
in a state of sleep
From this reading THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
in a dainty and fastidious manner
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There were long windows and wide doors everywhere.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
to or in any or all places
From this reading There were long windows and wide doors everywhere.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.
immediately past
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There were long windows and wide doors everywhere.
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
come together
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.
plural of “parlor” — reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading There were parlors and pianos and piazzas.
plural of “piano” — a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading There were parlors and pianos and piazzas.
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From this reading There were parlors and pianos and piazzas.
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From this reading There were school-rooms and work-rooms and play-rooms.
with speed
From this reading THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.
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From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
required activity
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
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From this reading There were school-rooms and work-rooms and play-rooms.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.
possessing sweep
From this reading THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LILAC LADY FALLS ASLEEP So the summer swept rapidly on.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were school-rooms and work-rooms and play-rooms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The remodelled stone mansion was finished at last and daintily furnished to meet every requirement.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were school-rooms and work-rooms and play-rooms.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading There were long windows and wide doors everywhere.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading There were long windows and wide doors everywhere.
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From this reading There were school-rooms and work-rooms and play-rooms.
Chapter 16 of The Lilac Lady by Ruth Brown MacArthur holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 16 holds 91 sentences of The Lilac Lady, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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