Chapter 12 of Carolyn of the sunny heart is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Carolyn of the sunny heart is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting. "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it." "Why, Uncle Joe!" cried the little girl. "Neither of my hands is Italian. I'm 'Merican, through and through!
Chapter 12 of Carolyn of the sunny heart is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “"And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."”
possessive form of “may” — the month following April and preceding June
From this reading “"And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.”
the present time or age
From this reading “NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a youthful female person
In this reading “"Why, Uncle Joe!" cried the little girl.”
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 NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
later than; following
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why, Uncle Joe!" cried the little girl.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
in a gradual manner
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
a young female
From this reading "Why, Uncle Joe!" cried the little girl.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Neither of my hands is Italian.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm 'Merican, through and through!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Neither of my hands is Italian.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Why, Uncle Joe!" cried the little girl.
possessive form of “may” — the month following April and preceding June
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm 'Merican, through and through!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Neither of my hands is Italian.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither of my hands is Italian.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "And I believe I can see Car'lyn May's fine Italian hand in it."
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I'm 'Merican, through and through!
the present time or age
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NEW SCENES "'Flow Gently, Sweet Afton' certainly gave us a sermon out of the common today," declared Uncle Joe on Sunday, after meeting.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Uncle Joe!" cried the little girl.
Chapter 12 of Carolyn of the sunny heart by Ruth Belmore Endicott holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 12 holds 197 sentences of Carolyn of the sunny heart, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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