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Chapter 6 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she. Then she went on talkin' to Luella. 'There, there, don't, don't, poor little lamb,' says she. 'Aunt Abby is here. She ain't goin' away and leave you.
Chapter 6 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “'Aunt Abby is here.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “She ain't goin' away and leave you.”
young sheep
From this reading “'There, there, don't, don't, poor little lamb,' says she.”
go away from a place
From this reading “She ain't goin' away and leave you.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “'There, there, don't, don't, poor little lamb,' says she.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “"'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Then she went on talkin' to Luella.”
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From this reading 'Aunt Abby is here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She ain't goin' away and leave you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading 'Aunt Abby is here.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She ain't goin' away and leave you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There, there, don't, don't, poor little lamb,' says she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ain't goin' away and leave you.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Aunt Abby is here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Aunt Abby is here.
young sheep
From this reading 'There, there, don't, don't, poor little lamb,' says she.
go away from a place
From this reading She ain't goin' away and leave you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'There, there, don't, don't, poor little lamb,' says she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she went on talkin' to Luella.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she went on talkin' to Luella.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading 'There, there, don't, don't, poor little lamb,' says she.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she went on talkin' to Luella.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she went on talkin' to Luella.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she went on talkin' to Luella.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then she went on talkin' to Luella.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Oh, there ain't anythin' the matter with me,' says she.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She ain't goin' away and leave you.
Chapter 6 of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 224 sentences of The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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