Chapter 2 of At Good Old Siwash is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of At Good Old Siwash is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday? Am I? Me? Am I going to eat some more food this year? Am I going to draw my pay this month?
Chapter 2 of At Good Old Siwash is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Am I going to draw my pay this month?”
take in solid food
From this reading “Am I going to eat some more food this year?”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “Am I going to eat some more food this year?”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Am I going to draw my pay this month?”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “Am I going to draw my pay this month?”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?”
a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
From this reading “OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Am I going to draw my pay this month?
take in solid food
From this reading Am I going to eat some more food this year?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Am I going to eat some more food this year?
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
the act of departing
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me?
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Am I going to draw my pay this month?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Am I going to eat some more food this year?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Am I going to draw my pay this month?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Am I going to draw my pay this month?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Am I going to eat some more food this year?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Am I going to eat some more food this year?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
From this reading OLE SKJARSEN'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN Am I going to the game Saturday?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Am I going to eat some more food this year?
Chapter 2 of At Good Old Siwash by George Fitch holds 512 sentences, grouped into 103 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 2 holds 512 sentences of At Good Old Siwash, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
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