Chapter 3 of The Old Gray Homestead is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Old Gray Homestead is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride." "Good-bye, dearie; sure it ain't too hot?" "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross." "Cross! I'd like to see you once!
Chapter 3 of The Old Gray Homestead is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “"Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “"Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “"Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “"Good-bye, dearie; sure it ain't too hot?"”
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading “"Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."”
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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 "Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye, dearie; sure it ain't too hot?"
(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 "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
travel across or pass over
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
a special loved one
From this reading "Good-bye, dearie; sure it ain't too hot?"
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
the act of departing
From this reading "Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "Good-bye, dearie; sure it ain't too hot?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd like to see you once!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Good-bye, dearie; sure it ain't too hot?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'd like to see you once!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
on one occasion
From this reading I'd like to see you once!
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Good-bye, Mrs. Gray, I'm going for a ride."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'd like to see you once!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Good-bye, dearie; sure it ain't too hot?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'd like to see you once!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Good-bye, dearie; sure it ain't too hot?"
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Not a bit; it's rained so hard all this week that I haven't had a bit of exercise, and I'm getting cross."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'd like to see you once!
Chapter 3 of The Old Gray Homestead by Frances Parkinson Keyes holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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 3 holds 77 sentences of The Old Gray Homestead, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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