Chapter 13 of Daddy Joe's fiddle is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Daddy Joe's fiddle is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The day of the concert smilingly dawned. At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean. Don’t you want to go ’long, and stop to George’s?” Aunt Mean hesitated. “You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.”
Chapter 13 of Daddy Joe's fiddle is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “The day of the concert smilingly dawned.”
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “The day of the concert smilingly dawned.”
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Aunt Mean hesitated.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading ““You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.””
(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
From this reading “At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.”
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading “The day of the concert smilingly dawned.”
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
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In this reading “At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.”
In this reading “At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don’t you want to go ’long, and stop to George’s?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Mean hesitated.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading The day of the concert smilingly dawned.
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading The day of the concert smilingly dawned.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day of the concert smilingly dawned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you want to go ’long, and stop to George’s?”
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Don’t you want to go ’long, and stop to George’s?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Don’t you want to go ’long, and stop to George’s?”
the act of departing
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Aunt Mean hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Don’t you want to go ’long, and stop to George’s?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day of the concert smilingly dawned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.”
above and across; more than
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading The day of the concert smilingly dawned.
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading “You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Don’t you want to go ’long, and stop to George’s?”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day of the concert smilingly dawned.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don’t you want to go ’long, and stop to George’s?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading At breakfast, Uncle Reuben surprised them by saying, “I’m going over the river to-day, Mean.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Don’t you want to go ’long, and stop to George’s?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.”
be dressed in
From this reading “You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t you want to go ’long, and stop to George’s?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You kin wear your best bunnet, so’s to stop to the concert on the way back.”
Chapter 13 of Daddy Joe's fiddle by Faith Bickford holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 13 holds 116 sentences of Daddy Joe's fiddle, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Daddy Joe's fiddle by Faith Bickford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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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