Chapter 8 of Among the Lindens is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Among the Lindens is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROPOUNDING A RIDDLE. “Ginger! If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap. Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters. “Hi! there, Motherkin!
Chapter 8 of Among the Lindens is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading ““Ginger!”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.”
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading “If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.”
a wrapped container
From this reading “If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.”
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.”
short and plump
From this reading “Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.”
pierce with many holes
From this reading “PROPOUNDING A RIDDLE.”
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In this reading “If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.”
In this reading “If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.”
In this reading “Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PROPOUNDING A RIDDLE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “Ginger!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hi! there, Motherkin!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hi! there, Motherkin!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
a wrapped container
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROPOUNDING A RIDDLE.
short and plump
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
pierce with many holes
From this reading PROPOUNDING A RIDDLE.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Hi! there, Motherkin!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If Bon hasn’t dropped them oysters down kerflump!” cried Robert, picking up the brown paper parcel and laying it on his mother’s lap.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then he plunged one pudgy hand deep in the corner of his pocket, where the hole had been pinned together, and produced four silver quarters.
Chapter 8 of Among the Lindens by Evelyn Raymond holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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