Chapter 4 of Told in a French Garden August, 1914 is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Told in a French Garden August, 1914 is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I waited long for your return, or for some sign. "You neither came nor spoke. "I argued that something must be done. I owed it to her to offer her my protection. "I came back here.
Chapter 4 of Told in a French Garden August, 1914 is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading “"I argued that something must be done.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “"You neither came nor spoke.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “I owed it to her to offer her my protection.”
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “I owed it to her to offer her my protection.”
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading “I owed it to her to offer her my protection.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “"I waited long for your return, or for some sign.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “"I waited long for your return, or for some sign.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “"I waited long for your return, or for some sign.”
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.
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading "I argued that something must be done.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I came back here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I argued that something must be done.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You neither came nor spoke.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I argued that something must be done.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I waited long for your return, or for some sign.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I owed it to her to offer her my protection.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I came back here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I waited long for your return, or for some sign.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I owed it to her to offer her my protection.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I waited long for your return, or for some sign.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I argued that something must be done.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I owed it to her to offer her my protection.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "You neither came nor spoke.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "You neither came nor spoke.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I owed it to her to offer her my protection.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I waited long for your return, or for some sign.
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading I owed it to her to offer her my protection.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading I owed it to her to offer her my protection.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I waited long for your return, or for some sign.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "I waited long for your return, or for some sign.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I waited long for your return, or for some sign.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I argued that something must be done.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "You neither came nor spoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I argued that something must be done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I owed it to her to offer her my protection.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "I waited long for your return, or for some sign.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You neither came nor spoke.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I waited long for your return, or for some sign.
Chapter 4 of Told in a French Garden August, 1914 by Mildred Aldrich holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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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