Chapter 6 of Under the Southern Cross is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Under the Southern Cross is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BARANCA "See the banana plantations! Oh, those date-palms!" Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past. "Mrs. Steele!" I bend over and take her hand.
Chapter 6 of Under the Southern Cross is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading “THE BARANCA "See the banana plantations!”
form a curve
From this reading “I bend over and take her hand.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.”
plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
From this reading “Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.”
in motion
From this reading “Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.”
the visual percept of a region
From this reading “Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.”
plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “THE BARANCA "See the banana plantations!”
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading “Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I bend over and take her hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading THE BARANCA "See the banana plantations!
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From this reading THE BARANCA "See the banana plantations!
form a curve
From this reading I bend over and take her hand.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, those date-palms!"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I bend over and take her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bend over and take her hand.
plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
in motion
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, those date-palms!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
above and across; more than
From this reading I bend over and take her hand.
the visual percept of a region
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading THE BARANCA "See the banana plantations!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE BARANCA "See the banana plantations!
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
carry out
From this reading I bend over and take her hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BARANCA "See the banana plantations!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Oh, those date-palms!"
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Mrs. Steele leans out of her window, full of delight at the curious panorama moving past.
Chapter 6 of Under the Southern Cross by Elizabeth Robins holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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 247 sentences of Under the Southern Cross, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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