Chapter 21 of A Fool in Spots is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of A Fool in Spots is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HOPE OF CHANGE. They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee. “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.” “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted. “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
Chapter 21 of A Fool in Spots is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without care or concern
From this reading ““I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.”
the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
From this reading “They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.”
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading “They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.”
a woman who is engaged to be married
From this reading ““I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.”
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.”
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading “They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.”
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In this reading ““We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.””
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A HOPE OF CHANGE.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
without care or concern
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A HOPE OF CHANGE.
the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
a woman who is engaged to be married
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading A HOPE OF CHANGE.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
for more time
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HOPE OF CHANGE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I am not at all tired; let us go on,” she insisted.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were christening Marrion’s new spider, Robert and Cherokee.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I will show you where Latham’s fiancee lives,” he carelessly proposed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We will drive an hour or so longer, if you are not too tired.”
Chapter 21 of A Fool in Spots by Hallie Erminie Rives holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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 21 holds 45 sentences of A Fool in Spots, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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