Chapter 7 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, sir." "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made." "Oh, no, sir!" "Doesn't you go t' church? Is that what they learns you there?
Chapter 7 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “"Doesn't you go t' church?”
plural of “jail” — a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading “"'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."”
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “Is that what they learns you there?”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “"'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “"'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"No, sir."”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “"'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."”
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one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "Doesn't you go t' church?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Doesn't you go t' church?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Doesn't you go t' church?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that what they learns you there?
plural of “jail” — a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Is that what they learns you there?
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no, sir!"
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir."
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "Doesn't you go t' church?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is that what they learns you there?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is that what they learns you there?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Is that what they learns you there?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Tis for the likes o' you that jails was made."
Chapter 7 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Norman Duncan holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 402 sentences of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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