Chapter 16 of Yellow Star: A Story of East and West is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Yellow Star: A Story of East and West is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH. STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel! It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months? And you don’t write half as often as you promised. I wonder what you are really and truly up to!
Chapter 16 of Yellow Star: A Story of East and West is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.”
a special loved one
From this reading “STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!”
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading “BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!”
coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
From this reading “BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I wonder what you are really and truly up to!”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you don’t write half as often as you promised.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wonder what you are really and truly up to!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And you don’t write half as often as you promised.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
a special loved one
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And you don’t write half as often as you promised.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading And you don’t write half as often as you promised.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder what you are really and truly up to!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.
many times at short intervals
From this reading And you don’t write half as often as you promised.
and nothing more
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading And you don’t write half as often as you promised.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I wonder what you are really and truly up to!
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
From this reading BY RETURN OF POST LAUREL, APRIL THIRTIETH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wonder what you are really and truly up to!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I wonder what you are really and truly up to!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I wonder what you are really and truly up to!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wonder what you are really and truly up to!
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder what you are really and truly up to!
produce a literary work
From this reading And you don’t write half as often as you promised.
a late time of life
From this reading It seems like years since you went away; can it be it’s only nine months?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading STELLA DARLING: If you only knew how we miss you here in Laurel!
Chapter 16 of Yellow Star: A Story of East and West by Elaine Goodale Eastman holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 16 holds 124 sentences of Yellow Star: A Story of East and West, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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