Chapter 7 of The New-Year's Bargain is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The New-Year's Bargain is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES. That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one. Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly. The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep. Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
Chapter 7 of The New-Year's Bargain is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading “Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.”
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.”
pleasant-smelling
From this reading “Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.”
comparative of “green” — of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading “Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.”
possessive form of “june” — the month following May and preceding July
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading “Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.”
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.”
seek someone's favor
From this reading “Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.”
wild or uncultivated flowering plant
In this reading “Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.”
In this reading “That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.”
In this reading “The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.”
In this reading “The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.”
In this reading “The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.”
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 That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
past form of “bloom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
pleasant-smelling
From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
comparative of “green” — of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
possessive form of “june” — the month following May and preceding July
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
seek someone's favor
From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
Chapter 7 of The New-Year's Bargain by Susan Coolidge holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 142 sentences of The New-Year's Bargain, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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