Chapter 3 of The quilt of happiness is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The quilt of happiness is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!" Here Rebecca's emotion quite overcame her. She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness. "Oh!" she said under her breath. "If only you had all been there!
Chapter 3 of The quilt of happiness is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(often followed by “for”) ardently or excessively desirous
From this reading “She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.”
in a very impressive manner
From this reading “She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.”
a short coat
From this reading “"So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “"So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"”
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading “Here Rebecca's emotion quite overcame her.”
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading “"So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"”
possessive form of “rebecca” — (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Here Rebecca's emotion quite overcame her.”
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In this reading “She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.”
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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 "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
(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 "If only you had all been there!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If only you had all been there!
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "Oh!" she said under her breath.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
(often followed by “for”) ardently or excessively desirous
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
in a very impressive manner
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
any strong feeling
From this reading Here Rebecca's emotion quite overcame her.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If only you had all been there!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Rebecca's emotion quite overcame her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If only you had all been there!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
a short coat
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
held up in the air
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" she said under her breath.
and nothing more
From this reading "If only you had all been there!
above and across; more than
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading Here Rebecca's emotion quite overcame her.
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Here Rebecca's emotion quite overcame her.
possessive form of “rebecca” — (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Here Rebecca's emotion quite overcame her.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh!" she said under her breath.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
with low volume
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
not in physical motion
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "If only you had all been there!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Oh!" she said under her breath.
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From this reading "So I crept in like a mouse, lifted off the coat and jacket ver-y softly, and spread the quilt over her!"
during the time that
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stopped still in the road and clasped her hands dramatically, while the girls listened with devouring eagerness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If only you had all been there!
Chapter 3 of The quilt of happiness by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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