Chapter 7 of A Sheaf of Corn is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A Sheaf of Corn is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green. Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly. Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty. "Come! Tha's as ter should be!
Chapter 7 of A Sheaf of Corn is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “"There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.”
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading “"There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly.”
plural of “spoonful” — as much as a spoon will hold
From this reading “Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “"There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.”
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 “Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty.”
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From this reading "There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tha's as ter should be!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tha's as ter should be!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come!
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty.
with resolute determination
From this reading Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly.
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading "There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly.
not any; not one
From this reading "There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Tha's as ter should be!
plural of “spoonful” — as much as a spoon will hold
From this reading Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty.
carry out
From this reading Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tha's as ter should be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tha's as ter should be!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Take this here, instids," the neighbour said firmly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "There ain't no nouragement in water, Mis' Green.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two spoonfuls were swallowed with difficulty.
Chapter 7 of A Sheaf of Corn by Mary E. Mann holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 402 sentences of A Sheaf of Corn, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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