Chapter 1 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I found this paper on the cellar shelf. It come around the boys' new overalls. When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says: "What you doin' _now_?" The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
Chapter 1 of A Daughter of the Morning is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:”
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “I found this paper on the cellar shelf.”
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:”
plural of “overall” — (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
From this reading “It come around the boys' new overalls.”
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “I found this paper on the cellar shelf.”
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a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat
In this reading “When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:”
a table in the kitchen
In this reading “When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It come around the boys' new overalls.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It come around the boys' new overalls.
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading I found this paper on the cellar shelf.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It come around the boys' new overalls.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What you doin' _now_?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
set up or found
From this reading I found this paper on the cellar shelf.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found this paper on the cellar shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It come around the boys' new overalls.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
roused to anger
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It come around the boys' new overalls.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What you doin' _now_?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I found this paper on the cellar shelf.
plural of “overall” — (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
From this reading It come around the boys' new overalls.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I found this paper on the cellar shelf.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading I found this paper on the cellar shelf.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I found this paper on the cellar shelf.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I found this paper on the cellar shelf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The way she says "now" made me feel like I've felt before--mad and ready to fly.
used to ask for information about something
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at the time that
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I was cutting it up in sheets with the butcher knife on the kitchen table, Ma come in, and she says:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you doin' _now_?"
Chapter 1 of A Daughter of the Morning by Zona Gale holds 313 sentences, grouped into 63 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 1 holds 313 sentences of A Daughter of the Morning, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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