Chapter 7 of Virginia of Elk Creek Valley is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Virginia of Elk Creek Valley is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?" It was Aunt Nan who asked the question. Mr. Hunter laughed. "Safe, Nan? They couldn't be safer.
Chapter 7 of Virginia of Elk Creek Valley is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “It was Aunt Nan who asked the question.”
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading “THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “Mr. Hunter laughed.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Mr. Hunter laughed.”
your grandmother
From this reading “It was Aunt Nan who asked the question.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"”
comparative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “They couldn't be safer.”
plural of “vigilante” — member of a vigilance committee
From this reading “THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was Aunt Nan who asked the question.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading It was Aunt Nan who asked the question.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They couldn't be safer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They couldn't be safer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"
someone who hunts game
From this reading Mr. Hunter laughed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Aunt Nan who asked the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mr. Hunter laughed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Hunter laughed.
your grandmother
From this reading It was Aunt Nan who asked the question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It was Aunt Nan who asked the question.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"
comparative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading They couldn't be safer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They couldn't be safer.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"
plural of “vigilante” — member of a vigilance committee
From this reading THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Aunt Nan who asked the question.
which person or people
From this reading It was Aunt Nan who asked the question.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE VIGILANTES HOMESTEAD "John, do you really think it's safe?"
Chapter 7 of Virginia of Elk Creek Valley by Mary Ellen Chase holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 7 holds 274 sentences of Virginia of Elk Creek Valley, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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