Chapter 9 of Young Lucretia and Other Stories is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Young Lucretia and Other Stories is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples. You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house. S'pose we go." "How far is it?" "Oh, not very far.
Chapter 9 of Young Lucretia and Other Stories is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “"Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “"Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “"Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “"Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “"Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "How far is it?"
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How far is it?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How far is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How far is it?"
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
and nothing more
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
a large number or amount
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, not very far.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, not very far.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S'pose we go."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Look here," said she; "my aunt Jenny and my uncle Timothy have got lots of early apples.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, not very far.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading S'pose we go."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You just go along this road a little farther, and you get to the road that leads to their house.
Chapter 9 of Young Lucretia and Other Stories by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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