Chapter 4 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you. Let me see if I can get at you, mother. I'm goin' to rub your back." Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow. She was listening.
Chapter 4 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.”
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading “"There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.”
possessive form of “i” — a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
From this reading “"There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “She was listening.”
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading “Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.”
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading “Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.”
move over something with pressure
From this reading “I'm goin' to rub your back."”
people who are wounded
From this reading “Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.”
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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 Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let me see if I can get at you, mother.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'm goin' to rub your back."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Let me see if I can get at you, mother.
in an original manner
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Let me see if I can get at you, mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm goin' to rub your back."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm goin' to rub your back."
possessive form of “i” — a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me see if I can get at you, mother.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading She was listening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me see if I can get at you, mother.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
move over something with pressure
From this reading I'm goin' to rub your back."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let me see if I can get at you, mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm goin' to rub your back."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was listening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
people who are wounded
From this reading Aunt Hill, with a quiver of professional pride wounded to the quick, did lay down the fan on a stand at her elbow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There, aunt Hill," she said daringly, "I wouldn't fan mother any more if I's you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm goin' to rub your back."
Chapter 4 of Country Neighbors by Alice Brown holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 4 holds 410 sentences of Country Neighbors, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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