Chapter 20 of Cy Whittaker's Place is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Cy Whittaker's Place is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later. “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.” “She was there,” affirmed the housekeeper. “She'd been helpin' me trim up the rooms here. What do you think of 'em, Cap'n Cyrus?
Chapter 20 of Cy Whittaker's Place is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading ““She was there,” affirmed the housekeeper.”
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading “What do you think of 'em, Cap'n Cyrus?”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading ““I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.””
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading ““She was there,” affirmed the housekeeper.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading ““She'd been helpin' me trim up the rooms here.”
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading ““She'd been helpin' me trim up the rooms here.”
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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 CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading “She was there,” affirmed the housekeeper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She'd been helpin' me trim up the rooms here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What do you think of 'em, Cap'n Cyrus?
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
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From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading What do you think of 'em, Cap'n Cyrus?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of 'em, Cap'n Cyrus?
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
a quad with a square body
From this reading What do you think of 'em, Cap'n Cyrus?
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She'd been helpin' me trim up the rooms here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “She'd been helpin' me trim up the rooms here.
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “She was there,” affirmed the housekeeper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She'd been helpin' me trim up the rooms here.
a form of address for a man
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What do you think of 'em, Cap'n Cyrus?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “She'd been helpin' me trim up the rooms here.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was there,” affirmed the housekeeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She'd been helpin' me trim up the rooms here.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “She was there,” affirmed the housekeeper.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What do you think of 'em, Cap'n Cyrus?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading “She'd been helpin' me trim up the rooms here.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She was there,” affirmed the housekeeper.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think of 'em, Cap'n Cyrus?
at the time that
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
in or at the place that
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I thought I saw her with Heman and Georgianna on the front steps when we drove up.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading CAPTAIN CY'S “PICTURE” “Wonder where Phoebe went to,” remarked Mr. Tidditt, a little later.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think of 'em, Cap'n Cyrus?
Chapter 20 of Cy Whittaker's Place by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 371 sentences, grouped into 75 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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