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Carolyn of the sunny heart
Carolyn of the sunny heart

Chapter XXVIII

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"MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.
As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."
"And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.
"Come away from where, dear?" her mother asked.
"From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!
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Carolyn of the sunny heart

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Carolyn of the sunny heart is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.
Line 2
As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."
Line 3
"And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.
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"Come away from where, dear?" her mother asked.
/kʌm əˈweɪ frʌm wer dɪr hɜːr ˈmʌðər æskt/
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"From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!

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Corners noun US /ˈkɔːrnərz/

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading “"From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!”

Kennedy noun US /ˈkenədi/

35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)

From this reading “As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."”

sevens noun US /ˈsevənz/

a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

From this reading “As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."”

sixes noun US /ˈsɪksɪz/

plural of “six” — the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading “As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."”

sunny adjective US /ˈsʌni/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading “"MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.”

troubled adjective US /ˈtrʌbəld/

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading “"MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.”

unhappiness noun US /ənˈhæpinɪs/

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

From this reading “"MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.”

vastly adverb US /ˈvæstli/

to an exceedingly great extent or degree

From this reading “"MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

at sixes preposition + noun counted as “at six”

In this reading “As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."”

From the Corners preposition + article + noun counted as “from … corner”

In this reading “"From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!”

come away verb + particle

come to be detached

In this reading “"And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.”

All words in this reading · 54

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Come away from where, dear?" her mother asked.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

AuntnounUS /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading "From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!

Auntynoun

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

Cam'ron

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

Car'lyn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!

Carolyn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

CornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading "From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading "Come away from where, dear?" her mother asked.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

Freda

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

hadn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

Joe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!

KennedynounUS /ˈkenədi/

35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!

MammanounUS /ˈmɑːmə/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

Mandy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "Come away from where, dear?" her mother asked.

MURDERverbUS /ˈmɜːrdər/

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

OUTadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

sevensnounUS /ˈsevənz/

a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

sighedverbUS /saɪd/

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

sixesnounUS /ˈsɪksɪz/

plural of “six” — the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!

troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

truly-looly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading "From the Corners, and Uncle Joe, and Aunt Mandy, and Aunty Rose Kennedy, and Freda, and dear little Car'lyn Mandy, too!

unhappinessnounUS /ənˈhæpinɪs/

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

vastlyadverbUS /ˈvæstli/

to an exceedingly great extent or degree

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Come away from where, dear?" her mother asked.

WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "MURDER WILL OUT" The sunny heart of Carolyn was vastly troubled by the unhappiness she saw about her.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading "And I truly-looly wish we hadn't come away from there, Mamma Cam'ron," she sighed.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading As Aunty Rose Kennedy would have said, "everything was at sixes and sevens."

Chapter 28 of Carolyn of the sunny heart by Ruth Belmore Endicott holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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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