Chapter 4 of Founding Father is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Founding Father is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You certainly have," I said. "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands. Now get moving! Have Edith carry these girls to the ship." I gestured at the prone bodies.
Chapter 4 of Founding Father is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “I gestured at the prone bodies.”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Have Edith carry these girls to the ship."”
past form of “gesture” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading “I gestured at the prone bodies.”
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading “"If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.”
in motion
From this reading “Now get moving!”
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading “I gestured at the prone bodies.”
transport commercially
From this reading “Have Edith carry these girls to the ship."”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “"If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I gestured at the prone bodies.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I gestured at the prone bodies.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Have Edith carry these girls to the ship."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "You certainly have," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have Edith carry these girls to the ship."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
past form of “gesture” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading I gestured at the prone bodies.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now get moving!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Have Edith carry these girls to the ship."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You certainly have," I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You certainly have," I said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
in motion
From this reading Now get moving!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now get moving!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading I gestured at the prone bodies.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You certainly have," I said.
transport commercially
From this reading Have Edith carry these girls to the ship."
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have Edith carry these girls to the ship."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Have Edith carry these girls to the ship."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have Edith carry these girls to the ship."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You certainly have," I said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If it wasn't for your temper we wouldn't have this mess on our hands.
Chapter 4 of Founding Father by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone holds 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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 475 sentences of Founding Father, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Founding Father by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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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