Chapter 4 of Friendship Village is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Friendship Village is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard. An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down. An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry. An' so, after a minute, did Timothy. I couldn't help peekin' to see.
Chapter 4 of Friendship Village is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading “"Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.”
device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
From this reading “"Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.”
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading “An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “An' so, after a minute, did Timothy.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An' so, after a minute, did Timothy.
Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading "Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.
later than; following
From this reading An' so, after a minute, did Timothy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't help peekin' to see.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading An' so, after a minute, did Timothy.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
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From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I couldn't help peekin' to see.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.
device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
From this reading "Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading An' so, after a minute, did Timothy.
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't help peekin' to see.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I couldn't help peekin' to see.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An' so, after a minute, did Timothy.
not in physical motion
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Abel seen 'em in the little lookin'-glass over the keyboard.
in or at that place or location
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading An' so, after a minute, did Timothy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I couldn't help peekin' to see.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading An' Mis' Sykes an' Mis' Holcomb an' Eppleby an' I bowed our heads too, out there in the entry.
at the time that
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An' when he'd got done he set there perfectly still with his head down.
Chapter 4 of Friendship Village by Zona Gale holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 448 sentences of Friendship Village, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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