Chapter 14 of Homestead on the Hillside is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Homestead on the Hillside is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RICE CORNER. Yes, Rice Corner! Do you think it a queer name? Well, Rice Corner was a queer place, and deserved a queer name. Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
Chapter 14 of Homestead on the Hillside is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the place where someone was born
From this reading “Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!”
properly deserved
From this reading “Well, Rice Corner was a queer place, and deserved a queer name.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Do you think it a queer name?”
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading “RICE CORNER.”
except if; if not
From this reading “Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!”
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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 Do you think it a queer name?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, Rice Corner was a queer place, and deserved a queer name.
any thing at all
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
the place where someone was born
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading RICE CORNER.
properly deserved
From this reading Well, Rice Corner was a queer place, and deserved a queer name.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think it a queer name?
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you think it a queer name?
a particular point in time
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Do you think it a queer name?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Well, Rice Corner was a queer place, and deserved a queer name.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Do you think it a queer name?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading RICE CORNER.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think it a queer name?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
except if; if not
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, Rice Corner was a queer place, and deserved a queer name.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, Rice Corner was a queer place, and deserved a queer name.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Now whether it is celebrated for anything in particular, I really can't at this moment think, unless, indeed, it is famed for having been my birthplace!
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Rice Corner!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think it a queer name?
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