Chapter 5 of Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“If I'd been a mind to.” “Who has died?” I ask. “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone. It's better for her.”
Chapter 5 of Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading ““It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I ask.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “It's better for her.””
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““Who has died?””
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading ““It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ““It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading ““It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ““It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If I'd been a mind to.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I ask.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If I'd been a mind to.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It's better for her.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Who has died?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's better for her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who has died?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It's better for her.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ask.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If I'd been a mind to.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I'd been a mind to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “If I'd been a mind to.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If I'd been a mind to.”
which person or people
From this reading “Who has died?”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “It's old woman Larue; she lived on Gilead Hill, mostly alone.
Chapter 5 of Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing by Charles Dudley Warner holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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