Chapter 21 of Brother and Sister is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Brother and Sister is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words. "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded. "She's just 'termined we did it." "And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey. "Gee!"
Chapter 21 of Brother and Sister is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “"Gee!"”
a single distinct event
From this reading “MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “"And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey.”
third-person singular of “own” — have ownership or possession of
From this reading “MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “"And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “"And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.”
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading “MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "She's just 'termined we did it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading "Gee!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
a single distinct event
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
and nothing more
From this reading "She's just 'termined we did it."
engage in
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading "And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
third-person singular of “own” — have ownership or possession of
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
a member of a police force
From this reading "And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's just 'termined we did it."
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's just 'termined we did it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "She's just 'termined we did it."
the words that are spoken
From this reading MICKEY OWNS UP Brother told Mickey the tar incident in a few words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you can't make her believe Betty and I didn't put it on her porch," he concluded.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And she sent the policeman to your house and all," mused Mickey.
Chapter 21 of Brother and Sister by Josephine Lawrence holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 21 holds 89 sentences of Brother and Sister, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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