Chapter 12 of Frank of Freedom Hill is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Frank of Freedom Hill is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy. He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands. He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this. Then he looked around the room and his long silken-red ears drooped. For this morning was different from other mornings.
Chapter 12 of Frank of Freedom Hill is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading “Then he looked around the room and his long silken-red ears drooped.”
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading “He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.”
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “For this morning was different from other mornings.”
scrape with the paws
From this reading “He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.”
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
(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 He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then he looked around the room and his long silken-red ears drooped.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading For this morning was different from other mornings.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading Then he looked around the room and his long silken-red ears drooped.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Then he looked around the room and his long silken-red ears drooped.
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For this morning was different from other mornings.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then he looked around the room and his long silken-red ears drooped.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then he looked around the room and his long silken-red ears drooped.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading For this morning was different from other mornings.
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading For this morning was different from other mornings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For this morning was different from other mornings.
scrape with the paws
From this reading He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then he looked around the room and his long silken-red ears drooped.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
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From this reading Then he looked around the room and his long silken-red ears drooped.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He grew embarrassed and poked his head against the shirt bosom of the boy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he looked around the room and his long silken-red ears drooped.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat down before his mistress and raised his paw to shake hands.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He wanted to show them in some way that he was grateful for all this.
Chapter 12 of Frank of Freedom Hill by Samuel A. (Samuel Arthur) Derieux holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 12 holds 419 sentences of Frank of Freedom Hill, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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