Chapter 8 of Brand Blotters is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Brand Blotters is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue. Did you leave it here, daddy?" Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered: "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection." "That's queer.
Chapter 8 of Brand Blotters is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.”
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading “THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.”
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:”
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading “THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Did you leave it here, daddy?"”
a bitter quarrel between two parties
From this reading “THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “"Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.”
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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 THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
a bitter quarrel between two parties
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
and nothing more
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
go away from a place
From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
not any; not one
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "That's queer.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
restored to a new condition
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
a small hard fruit
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's queer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Champ Lee, seated on the porch just outside the store door, took the pipe from his mouth and answered:
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE BOONE-BELLAMY FEUD IS RENEWED "Here's six bits on the counter under a seed catalogue.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why no, honey, I don't reckon I did, not to my ricollection."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you leave it here, daddy?"
Chapter 8 of Brand Blotters by William MacLeod Raine holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 8 holds 234 sentences of Brand Blotters, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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