Chapter 11 of Elizabeth, Her Folks is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Elizabeth, Her Folks is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said. "She's hollering something awful. She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere." "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back." "Maybe Marmer'll be dead by that time.
Chapter 11 of Elizabeth, Her Folks is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"She's hollering something awful.”
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 “"She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."”
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading “"She's hollering something awful.”
by chance
From this reading “"Maybe Marmer'll be dead by that time.”
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading “LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere."”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere."
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "She's hollering something awful.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Maybe Marmer'll be dead by that time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Maybe Marmer'll be dead by that time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
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 "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere."
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere."
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading "She's hollering something awful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maybe Marmer'll be dead by that time.
by chance
From this reading "Maybe Marmer'll be dead by that time.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere."
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
an insignificant place
From this reading She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said to tell Miss Laury Ann, but I can't find her nowhere."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's hollering something awful.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "She's hollering something awful.
express in words
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Maybe Marmer'll be dead by that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
at the time that
From this reading "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She's out with Grandfather," Elizabeth said, "and I don't know when she'll be back."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LITTLE EVA I come to tell you that my mother's sick," Moses said.
Chapter 11 of Elizabeth, Her Folks by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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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