Chapter 5 of Daddy Joe's fiddle is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Daddy Joe's fiddle is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was Sunday. The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude. The choir-leader was a very interesting person. He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle. And such whistling!
Chapter 5 of Daddy Joe's fiddle is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.”
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading “He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.”
past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term
From this reading “The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.”
a strike in which the workers walk out
From this reading “The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.”
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading “And such whistling!”
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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 The choir-leader was a very interesting person.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading The choir-leader was a very interesting person.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sunday.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
and nothing more
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
a human being
From this reading The choir-leader was a very interesting person.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
a voluntary played at the end of a religious service
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And such whistling!
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was Sunday.
past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
precisely as stated
From this reading The choir-leader was a very interesting person.
a strike in which the workers walk out
From this reading The morning sermon was ended, and the choir-leader had played the “walkout,” as Chee termed the postlude.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Sunday.
make whistling sounds
From this reading He not only led the singing and played the organ at church, but could whistle.
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading And such whistling!
Chapter 5 of Daddy Joe's fiddle by Faith Bickford holds 62 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.
Chapter 5 holds 62 sentences of Daddy Joe's fiddle, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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