Chapter 10 of Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?” “Well, pet.” “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.” “I won't.” “Goodnight, pa; goodnight, ma.
Chapter 10 of Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading ““Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.””
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?””
a social unit living together
From this reading “Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?””
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?””
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading “Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?””
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?””
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading ““Well, pet.””
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading ““Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.””
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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 Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
a social unit living together
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Goodnight, pa; goodnight, ma.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I won't.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Goodnight, pa; goodnight, ma.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
and nothing more
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “Well, pet.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Don't call us in the morning; we don't want any breakfast; we want to sleep.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, pet.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half an hour passes with only a languid exchange of family feeling, and then: “Pa?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I won't.”
Chapter 10 of Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing by Charles Dudley Warner holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 10 holds 151 sentences of Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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