Chapter 6 of Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn. “I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice. “So do I,” added Maude. “I did think of bringing him.” Alice laughed, “Do you know, Maude, sometimes you say the most ridiculous things?
Chapter 6 of Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading “STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.”
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.”
a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading “STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.”
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading “STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.”
possessive form of “maxwell” — a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.”
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading “STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.”
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading “Alice laughed, “Do you know, Maude, sometimes you say the most ridiculous things?”
put a saddle on
From this reading ““I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice.”
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be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “So do I,” added Maude.
later than; following
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “I did think of bringing him.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did think of bringing him.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “So do I,” added Maude.
a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice.
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Alice laughed, “Do you know, Maude, sometimes you say the most ridiculous things?
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Alice laughed, “Do you know, Maude, sometimes you say the most ridiculous things?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
possessive form of “maxwell” — a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Alice laughed, “Do you know, Maude, sometimes you say the most ridiculous things?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I did think of bringing him.”
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading Alice laughed, “Do you know, Maude, sometimes you say the most ridiculous things?
put a saddle on
From this reading “I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice.
express in words
From this reading Alice laughed, “Do you know, Maude, sometimes you say the most ridiculous things?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So do I,” added Maude.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Alice laughed, “Do you know, Maude, sometimes you say the most ridiculous things?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Alice laughed, “Do you know, Maude, sometimes you say the most ridiculous things?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I did think of bringing him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading STROUT AND MAXWELL'S GROCERY The next morning, after breakfast, Quincy asked his wife and Maude to accompany him to Mrs. Hawkins' barn.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish I had my saddle horse here,” said Alice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Alice laughed, “Do you know, Maude, sometimes you say the most ridiculous things?
Chapter 6 of Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer by Charles Felton Pidgin holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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