Chapter 10 of Daddy Joe's fiddle is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Daddy Joe's fiddle is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive. “Chee! Chee! Nut-Brown Maiden, where are you?” Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.”
Chapter 10 of Daddy Joe's fiddle is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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shoot in one stroke under par
From this reading “Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.””
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.””
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “Nut-Brown Maiden, where are you?””
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.””
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nut-Brown Maiden, where are you?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
shoot in one stroke under par
From this reading Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Chee!
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
in a serious manner
From this reading Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Nut-Brown Maiden, where are you?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
a form of address for a man
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nut-Brown Maiden, where are you?”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.”
carry out
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, as he had promised, Mr. Farrar came to take Cousin Gertrude to drive.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Stepping to the stairway, Gertrude called, more earnestly, “Birdie, I want you.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Nut-Brown Maiden, where are you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nut-Brown Maiden, where are you?”
Chapter 10 of Daddy Joe's fiddle by Faith Bickford holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 10 holds 111 sentences of Daddy Joe's fiddle, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Daddy Joe's fiddle by Faith Bickford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 111 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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