Chapter 7 of The Prairie Wife is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 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 Wife is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath. I sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother. My boy--bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh! It's so hard to believe! And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.
Chapter 7 of The Prairie Wife is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “My boy--bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh!”
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.”
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
not in action or at work
From this reading “And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.”
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading “And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.”
-ing form of “realize” — be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading “I sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It's so hard to believe!
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading My boy--bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh!
a youthful male person
From this reading I sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother.
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading My boy--bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It's so hard to believe!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
not in action or at work
From this reading And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's so hard to believe!
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.
for more time
From this reading And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother.
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.
not any; not one
From this reading And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My boy--bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And now I am one of the mystic chain, and no longer the idle link.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
-ing form of “realize” — be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading I sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading I sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I sat there, staring down at my boy, realizing that I was a mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's so hard to believe!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
the day immediately before today
From this reading _Tuesday the Eleventh_ Yesterday was so warm that I sat out in the sun and took an ozone-bath.
Chapter 7 of The Prairie Wife by Arthur Stringer holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of The Prairie Wife, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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