Chapter 7 of Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER FIRE "Uncle Amazon?" burst out Louise. "A pirate?" "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched. "I never saw the beat! Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
Chapter 7 of Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large strong and aggressive woman
From this reading “UNDER FIRE "Uncle Amazon?" burst out Louise.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “"I never saw the beat!”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “UNDER FIRE "Uncle Amazon?" burst out Louise.”
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
From this reading “"That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “"That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.”
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading “"That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.”
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “"A pirate?"”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"”
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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 "A pirate?"
a large strong and aggressive woman
From this reading UNDER FIRE "Uncle Amazon?" burst out Louise.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "I never saw the beat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading UNDER FIRE "Uncle Amazon?" burst out Louise.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading UNDER FIRE "Uncle Amazon?" burst out Louise.
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never saw the beat!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
and nothing more
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER FIRE "Uncle Amazon?" burst out Louise.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never saw the beat!
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading UNDER FIRE "Uncle Amazon?" burst out Louise.
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading "A pirate?"
recurring again and again
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I never saw the beat!
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
not in physical motion
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNDER FIRE "Uncle Amazon?" burst out Louise.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER FIRE "Uncle Amazon?" burst out Louise.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
at the time that
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "That's what he looks like," repeated Betty Gallup, nodding her head on which the man's hat still perched.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, that man give me the shock of my life when I came in here just now!"
Chapter 7 of Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper: A Story of Cape Cod by James A. Cooper holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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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