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Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.
"This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.
I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."
"All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.
"I don't care if you don't.
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Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.
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"This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.
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I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."
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"All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.
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"I don't care if you don't.

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Amos noun US /ˈeɪməs/

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading “BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.”

bake verb US /beɪk/

cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

From this reading “"This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.”

baking noun US /ˈbeɪkɪŋ/

making bread or cake or pastry etc.

From this reading “BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.”

Friday noun US /ˈfraɪdi/

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading “"This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.”

hired adjective US /ˈhaɪərd/

having services engaged for a fee

From this reading “"All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.”

pies noun US /paɪz/

plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

From this reading “"This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.”

Saturday noun US /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading “BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.”

tended verb US /ˈtendɪd/

past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading “BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

a'ready

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From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.

Amanda

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From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

AmosnounUS /ˈeɪməs/

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

bakeverbUS /beɪk/

cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

bakin

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From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

bakingnounUS /ˈbeɪkɪŋ/

making bread or cake or pastry etc.

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

BERRYING

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From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading "I don't care if you don't.

churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.

companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

composedlyadverb

in a self-collected or self-possessed manner

From this reading "All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

don't

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

From this reading "I don't care if you don't.

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading "All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.

FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading "All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

guessverbUS /ɡes/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

helpedverbUS /helpt/

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

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

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/

having services engaged for a fee

From this reading "All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.

lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

marketnounUS /ˈmɑːrkət/

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

Millie

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From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

piesnounUS /paɪz/

plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

Reist

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

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "All right, let 'em come," said the hired girl composedly.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

tendedverbUS /ˈtendɪd/

past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

we'll

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

From this reading I guess we'll have a lot of company again this Sunday, with church near here."

weathernounUS /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading BERRYING The next morning Amanda helped her mother with the Saturday baking while Millie and Uncle Amos tended market.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "This hot weather the pies get soft till Sunday if we bake them a'ready on Friday," Mrs. Reist said to Millie, "so Amanda and I can do the bakin' while you go to market.

Chapter 20 of Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites by Anna Balmer Myers holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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