Chapter 38 of Ironheart is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Ironheart is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously. “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.” Ruth considered. “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast? I’m offul hungwy.”
Chapter 38 of Ironheart is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “Ruth considered.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.””
take the place of work of someone on strike
From this reading “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth considered.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.”
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In this reading “BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.”
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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 BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
carefully weighed
From this reading Ruth considered.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
dearly loved
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
take the place of work of someone on strike
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m offul hungwy.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m offul hungwy.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m offul hungwy.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth considered.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
Chapter 38 of Ironheart by William MacLeod Raine holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 38 holds 218 sentences of Ironheart, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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