Chapter 5 of Chip, of the Flying U is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Chip, of the Flying U is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, are YOU here? It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver. How has he been doing since I left?” Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared. His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
Chapter 5 of Chip, of the Flying U is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.”
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading “His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.”
a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
From this reading “Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.”
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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 It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, are YOU here?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How has he been doing since I left?”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading How has he been doing since I left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How has he been doing since I left?”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How has he been doing since I left?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Oh, are YOU here?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How has he been doing since I left?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How has he been doing since I left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading How has he been doing since I left?”
a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, are YOU here?
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
and nothing more
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading How has he been doing since I left?”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
not in physical motion
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Chip simply sat still upon the edge of the manger and stared.
precisely as stated
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading His gray hat was pushed far back upon his head and his dark hair waved and curled upon his forehead, very much as a girl's might have done.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, are YOU here?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's a wonder you don't have your bed brought down here, so you can sleep near Silver.
Chapter 5 of Chip, of the Flying U by B. M. Bower holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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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