Chapter 15 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief. "Asleep!" cried Ike. "To be sure. That's it. Asleep I was under the bushes there.
Chapter 15 of Brownsmith's Boy: A Romance in a Garden is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading “"You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.”
with anger
From this reading “"You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.”
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “"You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “Asleep I was under the bushes there.”
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading “"Asleep!" cried Ike.”
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading “"You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “"You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “"You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.”
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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 "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
with anger
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
in a state of sleep
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be sure.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Asleep I was under the bushes there.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Asleep!" cried Ike.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading "Asleep!" cried Ike.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "To be sure.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
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From this reading That's it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Asleep I was under the bushes there.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were asleep," I said on being appealed to; and I spoke angrily, for I was smarting under the accusation and suspicion of being a thief.
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