Chapter 21 of The Wonderful Garden is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Wonderful Garden is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered. ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now. And he must have met Rupert on the way.’ ‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home. There must be some reason for his coming home with Rupert.
Chapter 21 of The Wonderful Garden is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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compensation for a wrong
From this reading “THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.”
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.”
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading “THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.”
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.
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In this reading “There must be some reason for his coming home with Rupert.”
In this reading “There must be some reason for his coming home with Rupert.”
In this reading “‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he must have met Rupert on the way.’
compensation for a wrong
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be some reason for his coming home with Rupert.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There must be some reason for his coming home with Rupert.
destroyed or killed
From this reading ‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And he must have met Rupert on the way.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There must be some reason for his coming home with Rupert.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading And he must have met Rupert on the way.’
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From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And he must have met Rupert on the way.’
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And he must have met Rupert on the way.’
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There must be some reason for his coming home with Rupert.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There must be some reason for his coming home with Rupert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
express a supposition
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
express in words
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘But he could have said that in the road and then gone home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There must be some reason for his coming home with Rupert.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I suppose the Murdstone man was coming to tell Rupert he had been spell-changed into being nice now.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And he must have met Rupert on the way.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There must be some reason for his coming home with Rupert.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT ‘I do wonder what has happened,’ Charlotte whispered.
Chapter 21 of The Wonderful Garden by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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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