Chapter 4 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid. --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11.
Chapter 4 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading “Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.”
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “--Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.”
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading “Noise proves nothing.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “WEDNESDAY, Sept.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “WEDNESDAY, Sept.”
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “--Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.”
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From this reading 11.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
adult female chicken
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
and nothing more
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Noise proves nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Noise proves nothing.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading Noise proves nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading WEDNESDAY, Sept.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading WEDNESDAY, Sept.
which person or people
From this reading Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
Chapter 4 of Following the Equator — Part 1 by Mark Twain holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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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