Chapter 7 of Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate. All were awaiting Olive's advent with the fruit. “At your devotions, Maude?” asked Alice. “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman. _She_ can't ask me to marry her.”
Chapter 7 of Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
From this reading “All were awaiting Olive's advent with the fruit.”
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “All were awaiting Olive's advent with the fruit.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “All were awaiting Olive's advent with the fruit.”
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading “UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading ““Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.”
-ing form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
From this reading All were awaiting Olive's advent with the fruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “At your devotions, Maude?” asked Alice.
(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 All were awaiting Olive's advent with the fruit.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _She_ can't ask me to marry her.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “At your devotions, Maude?” asked Alice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading All were awaiting Olive's advent with the fruit.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _She_ can't ask me to marry her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “At your devotions, Maude?” asked Alice.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading All were awaiting Olive's advent with the fruit.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
take in marriage
From this reading _She_ can't ask me to marry her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _She_ can't ask me to marry her.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All were awaiting Olive's advent with the fruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
above and across; more than
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She_ can't ask me to marry her.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
-ing form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _She_ can't ask me to marry her.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All were awaiting Olive's advent with the fruit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading UNCLE IKE AND OTHERS At the breakfast table next morning, Maude sat with her head bent over her plate.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I am thanking the Lord that my life was saved by a woman.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “At your devotions, Maude?” asked Alice.
Chapter 7 of Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer by Charles Felton Pidgin holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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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