Chapter 6 of Wayside Courtships is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Wayside Courtships is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I don't know that anybody's to blame." "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day. She won't let me do as much as I would." The girl looked at her slender hands. "You see, I'm not very strong.
Chapter 6 of Wayside Courtships is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “I don't know that anybody's to blame."”
a young female
From this reading “The girl looked at her slender hands.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “The girl looked at her slender hands.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “"No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “"No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “The girl looked at her slender hands.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “"You see, I'm not very strong.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know that anybody's to blame."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl looked at her slender hands.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading I don't know that anybody's to blame."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She won't let me do as much as I would."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know that anybody's to blame."
a young female
From this reading The girl looked at her slender hands.
the act of departing
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The girl looked at her slender hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl looked at her slender hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know that anybody's to blame."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see, I'm not very strong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know that anybody's to blame."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She won't let me do as much as I would."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girl looked at her slender hands.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She won't let me do as much as I would."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You see, I'm not very strong.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, I don't; but it makes me sad to see mother going around as she does, day after day.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading The girl looked at her slender hands.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "You see, I'm not very strong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't know that anybody's to blame."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl looked at her slender hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know that anybody's to blame."
precisely as stated
From this reading "You see, I'm not very strong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She won't let me do as much as I would."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She won't let me do as much as I would."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, I'm not very strong.
Chapter 6 of Wayside Courtships by Hamlin Garland holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of Wayside Courtships, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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