Chapter 37 of How It All Came Round is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of How It All Came Round is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND. Early in the morning, the father and daughter met. Not very many words passed between them. Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all. Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
Chapter 37 of How It All Came Round is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
(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 Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Not very many words passed between them.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
a female human offspring
From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
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From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
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From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Not very many words passed between them.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not very many words passed between them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Not very many words passed between them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in the morning, the father and daughter met.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not very many words passed between them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, coming to his side, she put her arms about him, and knelt, looking into his face.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Mr. Harman knew that Mrs. Home had told Charlotte all.
precisely as stated
From this reading Not very many words passed between them.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading HOW SANDY WILSON SPEAKS OUT HIS MIND.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Not very many words passed between them.
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