Chapter 6 of The Wishing Well is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Wishing Well is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation. "Merely an opening in the side of the well. It probably leads into a tunnel." "Penny! Are you sure?"
Chapter 6 of The Wishing Well is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
From this reading “"Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “"Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “It probably leads into a tunnel."”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “"Merely an opening in the side of the well.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “"Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.”
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “"Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.”
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “"Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.”
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “It probably leads into a tunnel."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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 It probably leads into a tunnel."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Merely an opening in the side of the well.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you sure?"
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Merely an opening in the side of the well.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It probably leads into a tunnel."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It probably leads into a tunnel."
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading It probably leads into a tunnel."
and nothing more
From this reading "Merely an opening in the side of the well.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading "Merely an opening in the side of the well.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
repeated heavy blows
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading It probably leads into a tunnel."
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Merely an opening in the side of the well.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Are you sure?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Merely an opening in the side of the well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Oh, nothing of consequence," Penny answered, pounding her hands together to restore circulation.
move through by or as by digging
From this reading It probably leads into a tunnel."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Merely an opening in the side of the well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you sure?"
Chapter 6 of The Wishing Well by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 404 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 6 holds 404 sentences of The Wishing Well, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Wishing Well by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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