Chapter 17 of The Wonderful Garden is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Wonderful Garden is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly. ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink. I got it at the shop yesterday; it’s lovely. And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us. There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
Chapter 17 of The Wonderful Garden is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.”
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading “And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.”
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading “‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.”
plural of “pen” — a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.”
having the sense of smell
From this reading “‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “I got it at the shop yesterday; it’s lovely.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.”
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.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I got it at the shop yesterday; it’s lovely.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
in a serious manner
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
being two more than forty
From this reading There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got it at the shop yesterday; it’s lovely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I got it at the shop yesterday; it’s lovely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got it at the shop yesterday; it’s lovely.
immediately past
From this reading There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading I got it at the shop yesterday; it’s lovely.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
plural of “pen” — a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
having the sense of smell
From this reading ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
do one's shopping
From this reading I got it at the shop yesterday; it’s lovely.
and nothing more
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I’ve been counting up the picture post-cards she and Uncle Percival have sent us.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading ‘I’ve got three new pens and some scented violet ink.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
produce a literary work
From this reading THE LE-O-PARD ‘We simply must write to Aunt Emmeline,’ said Caroline earnestly.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading There are forty-two, and twenty-eight of those have come since we wrote last.’
the day immediately before today
From this reading I got it at the shop yesterday; it’s lovely.
Chapter 17 of The Wonderful Garden by E. (Edith) Nesbit 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 17 holds 222 sentences of The Wonderful Garden, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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