Chapter 11 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, he ain't. I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too! All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged. I know how the boy feels. Myron, I want you should do somethin'.
Chapter 11 of Country Neighbors is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 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.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!”
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.”
aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
From this reading “I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “I know how the boy feels.”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.”
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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 I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, he ain't.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
a youthful male person
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Myron, I want you should do somethin'.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading I know how the boy feels.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, he ain't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know how the boy feels.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know how the boy feels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
not any; not one
From this reading "No, he ain't.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
precisely, exactly
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Myron, I want you should do somethin'.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
a special situation
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Myron, I want you should do somethin'.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading All he's done is to stay here, and work his fingers to the bone, and no thanks for it, and he's right down discouraged.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Myron, I want you should do somethin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I should think you'd be ashamed to hint such a thing, Myron Dill, your own boy, too!
Chapter 11 of Country Neighbors by Alice Brown holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 11 holds 412 sentences of Country Neighbors, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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