Chapter 12 of Dorothy on a House Boat is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Dorothy on a House Boat is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER THE PERSIMMON TREE. Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face. "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life? 'Cause if you be I know somethin'." "I hope you do.
Chapter 12 of Dorothy on a House Boat is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
From this reading “Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “'Cause if you be I know somethin'."”
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading “Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “"I hope you do.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “UNDER THE PERSIMMON TREE.”
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(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 "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
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From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading 'Cause if you be I know somethin'."
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I hope you do.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope you do.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Cause if you be I know somethin'."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Cause if you be I know somethin'."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
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From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'Cause if you be I know somethin'."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
From this reading UNDER THE PERSIMMON TREE.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
like a dishonest rogue
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Cause if you be I know somethin'."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE PERSIMMON TREE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading UNDER THE PERSIMMON TREE.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE PERSIMMON TREE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Saint Augustine cocked his pretty head on one side and looked roguishly up into Jim Barlow's face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Be you goin' to stay to my house all your life?
Chapter 12 of Dorothy on a House Boat by Evelyn Raymond holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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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