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A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony
A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.
He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:
"'Tis time Amos was here.
He's not often late for his supper."
"He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"
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A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.
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He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:
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"'Tis time Amos was here.
/tɪz taɪm ˈeɪməs wɑːz hiːr/
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He's not often late for his supper."
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"He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"

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Amos noun US /ˈeɪməs/

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading “WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.”

Anne noun US /æn/

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading “"He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"”

especial adjective US /əˈspeʃəl/

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

From this reading “WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.”

frequently adverb US /ˈfriːkwəntli/

many times at short intervals

From this reading “WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.”

missed adjective US /mɪst/

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading “He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:”

push verb US /pʊʃ/

move with force

From this reading “WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.”

row noun US /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading “WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.”

steadily adverb US /ˈstedəli/

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading “WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.”

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Amanda

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From this reading "He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"

AmosnounUS /ˈeɪməs/

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

AnnenounUS /æn/

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading "He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"

announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading "He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"

boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

Cary

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From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

especialadjectiveUS /əˈspeʃəl/

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He's not often late for his supper."

frequentlyadverbUS /ˈfriːkwəntli/

many times at short intervals

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/

brought together in one place

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading "He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

He's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He's not often late for his supper."

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "'Tis time Amos was here.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading He's not often late for his supper."

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

MASHPEES

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading He's not often late for his supper."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

pushverbUS /pʊʃ/

move with force

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

rownounUS /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

suppernounUS /ˈsʌpər/

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

TisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading "'Tis time Amos was here.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"

Truro

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading He was not missed at home until supper time; then, as the little family gathered around the table, Mrs. Cary said:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading WITH THE MASHPEES Amos was so frequently in his boat that no one gave any especial attention when they saw him push off from shore and row steadily in the direction of Truro.

won't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "He won't be here for supper," announced Amanda; "he's gone to find Anne!"

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