Chapter VII of Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face, “A Brush-Off,” is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII of Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face, “A Brush-Off,” is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket. His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss. “It wasn’t your fault,” the professor said quietly. “But it was!” Dan insisted.
Chapter VII of Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face, “A Brush-Off,” is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.”
plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading “His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.”
destructive of morale and self-reliance
From this reading “Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““It wasn’t your fault,” the professor said quietly.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Dan insisted.”
a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
From this reading “Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.”
United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999)
From this reading “Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
(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 His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it was!”
plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
destructive of morale and self-reliance
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It wasn’t your fault,” the professor said quietly.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.
a message received and understood
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Dan insisted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It wasn’t your fault,” the professor said quietly.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
something that is lost
From this reading His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.
a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
with low volume
From this reading “It wasn’t your fault,” the professor said quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It wasn’t your fault,” the professor said quietly.
United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999)
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
express in words
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
precisely as stated
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But it was!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It wasn’t your fault,” the professor said quietly.
at the time that
From this reading Professor Sarazen had very little to say when Dan gave him the disheartening information about the Navajo blanket.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading His kindly silence, however, made the Cubs feel all the worse about the loss.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It wasn’t your fault,” the professor said quietly.
Chapter 7 of Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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