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Freckles

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.
I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
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Freckles

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Freckles is here in full — 593 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/118 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
Line 2
He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
Line 3
It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.
Line 4
I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
Line 5
Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

All words in this reading · 86

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a

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

and

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

ane

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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

Anyhow

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

as

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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

at

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

back

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

be

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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

beautiful

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

big

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

box

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

Bravely

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

but

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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

by

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

case

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

deep

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

drove

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

Duncan

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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.

Duncan's

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

entrance

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

examine

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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

Experiences

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

Faces

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

for

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

foundations

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

Freckles

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

from

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

grain

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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

guid

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

had

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

haena

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

havin

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

He

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

his

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

hurt

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

I

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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

if

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

in

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

into

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.

is

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

its

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

loaded

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

looks

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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

made

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

make

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

might

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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

most

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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.

nail

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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.

nailin

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

New

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

next

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

of

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

On

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

Opens

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

pity

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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.

place

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

rare

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

return

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

safer

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

said

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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.

secure

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

seems

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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.

selected

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

set

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

sheltered

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

store-box

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

stump

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

swamp

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

that

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

the

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

there

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

time

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.

to

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

town

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

tree

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

trip

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

Trouble

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

wagon

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

was

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

Way

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

west

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

Wherein

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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.

will

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

winna

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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”

with

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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.

Chapter 4 of Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter holds 593 sentences, grouped into 119 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 4 of Freckles contain?

Chapter 4 holds 593 sentences of Freckles, unabridged, divided into 119 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 593 sentences, grouped into 119 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.

How do I study chapter 4 of Freckles?

Work through the 119 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 119 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 4 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Freckles?

Yes. All 5447 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #111 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Freckles is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #111, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Freckles take to read?

About 453 minutes of reading across 1090 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Freckles

Words and structures a reader meets early in Freckles, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Wherein
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Freckles; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Great
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Freckles; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Risks
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Freckles; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Taken
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Freckles; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.