Chapter 3 of Goose Creek Folks is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Goose Creek Folks is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes,” answered Gincy rather dazed. “But whar’s Talitha?” Urilla shook her head. “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term. I reckon Talitha’s on this floor, though.
Chapter 3 of Goose Creek Folks is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ““Yes,” answered Gincy rather dazed.”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading ““Yes,” answered Gincy rather dazed.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “I reckon Talitha’s on this floor, though.”
on the contrary
From this reading ““Yes,” answered Gincy rather dazed.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I reckon Talitha’s on this floor, though.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading ““Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Urilla shook her head.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading ““Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.”
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” answered Gincy rather dazed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But whar’s Talitha?”
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “Yes,” answered Gincy rather dazed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading I reckon Talitha’s on this floor, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” answered Gincy rather dazed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Urilla shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Urilla shook her head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
immediately past
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I reckon Talitha’s on this floor, though.
on the contrary
From this reading “Yes,” answered Gincy rather dazed.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I reckon Talitha’s on this floor, though.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Urilla shook her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But whar’s Talitha?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon Talitha’s on this floor, though.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mrs. Donnelly sent me here—I had this room last term.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I reckon Talitha’s on this floor, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Urilla shook her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But whar’s Talitha?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” answered Gincy rather dazed.
Chapter 3 of Goose Creek Folks by Isabel Graham Bush holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 3 holds 461 sentences of Goose Creek Folks, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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