Chapter 4 of Deep channel is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Deep channel is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Chew?” cried Elizabeth wildly. “You don’t think I chew tobacco, do you?” “Oh, don’t tell me!” Aunt Sadie returned. “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
Chapter 4 of Deep channel is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading ““Chew?” cried Elizabeth wildly.”
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading ““I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading ““Chew?” cried Elizabeth wildly.”
marked by skill in deception
From this reading ““I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.”
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading ““I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.”
the charred portion of a candlewick
From this reading ““I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading ““You don’t think I chew tobacco, do you?””
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading ““Chew?” cried Elizabeth wildly.”
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In this reading ““You don’t think I chew tobacco, do you?””
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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 “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Sadie returned.
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading “Chew?” cried Elizabeth wildly.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Chew?” cried Elizabeth wildly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You don’t think I chew tobacco, do you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t think I chew tobacco, do you?”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Chew?” cried Elizabeth wildly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You don’t think I chew tobacco, do you?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, don’t tell me!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, don’t tell me!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Aunt Sadie returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Sadie returned.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
the charred portion of a candlewick
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
express in words
From this reading “Oh, don’t tell me!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You don’t think I chew tobacco, do you?”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading “You don’t think I chew tobacco, do you?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
which person or people
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “Chew?” cried Elizabeth wildly.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
but in spite of that
From this reading “I never saw a woman yet who smoked, that she didn’t chew on the sly an’ dip snuff, too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t think I chew tobacco, do you?”
Chapter 4 of Deep channel by Margaret Prescott Montague holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 4 holds 429 sentences of Deep channel, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Deep channel by Margaret Prescott Montague exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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