Chapter 7 of The Prairie Child is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Prairie Child is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It startled me, that question. It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face. "What makes you think I don't love him?" I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens. "It's not a matter of thinking," was Susie's quiet retort.
Chapter 7 of The Prairie Child is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “counter” — speak in response
From this reading “I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.”
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.”
attach to a support
From this reading “It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.”
-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.”
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading “"It's not a matter of thinking," was Susie's quiet retort.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “It startled me, that question.”
the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
From this reading “I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.”
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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 I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
later than; following
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
(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 I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
in addition
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
past form of “counter” — speak in response
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What makes you think I don't love him?"
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
a young female
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What makes you think I don't love him?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It startled me, that question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's not a matter of thinking," was Susie's quiet retort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "What makes you think I don't love him?"
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "What makes you think I don't love him?"
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "It's not a matter of thinking," was Susie's quiet retort.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It startled me, that question.
attach to a support
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not a matter of thinking," was Susie's quiet retort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's not a matter of thinking," was Susie's quiet retort.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It startled me, that question.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "It's not a matter of thinking," was Susie's quiet retort.
-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading "It's not a matter of thinking," was Susie's quiet retort.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading It startled me, that question.
not in physical motion
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It also embarrassed me, for I could feel my color mount as Susie's lapis-lazuli eyes rested on my face.
the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It startled me, that question.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What makes you think I don't love him?"
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "It's not a matter of thinking," was Susie's quiet retort.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I countered, reminding myself that Susie, after all, was still a girl in her teens.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What makes you think I don't love him?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What makes you think I don't love him?"
Chapter 7 of The Prairie Child by Arthur Stringer holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of The Prairie Child, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Prairie Child by Arthur Stringer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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