Chapter 11 of The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUDU'S OLD STORY. "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been." CHILD NATURE. It was queer, but so it was. The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
Chapter 11 of The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “CHILD NATURE.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “"It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “CHILD NATURE.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “It was queer, but so it was.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “DUDU'S OLD STORY.”
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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 "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
a young person of either sex
From this reading CHILD NATURE.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
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From this reading DUDU'S OLD STORY.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
and nothing more
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading CHILD NATURE.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading DUDU'S OLD STORY.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It was queer, but so it was.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was queer, but so it was.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading DUDU'S OLD STORY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
precisely as stated
From this reading The children said very little to each other the next day of their new adventures.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was not a story, however, But just of old days that had been."
Chapter 11 of The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance by Mrs. Molesworth holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 11 holds 222 sentences of The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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