Chapter 6 of Kenny is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Kenny is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE GARRET Rain came with the dawn. Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping. The valley the old house faced was lost in mist. The blossom storm! So Hughie had called the rain he promised.
Chapter 6 of Kenny is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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produce or yield flowers
From this reading “The blossom storm!”
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading “Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.”
the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
From this reading “Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “The valley the old house faced was lost in mist.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “IN THE GARRET Rain came with the dawn.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “The valley the old house faced was lost in mist.”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
at or in the front
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading The blossom storm!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So Hughie had called the rain he promised.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN THE GARRET Rain came with the dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading IN THE GARRET Rain came with the dawn.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading The valley the old house faced was lost in mist.
set up or found
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading IN THE GARRET Rain came with the dawn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Hughie had called the rain he promised.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Hughie had called the rain he promised.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The valley the old house faced was lost in mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Hughie had called the rain he promised.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE GARRET Rain came with the dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The valley the old house faced was lost in mist.
become covered with mist
From this reading The valley the old house faced was lost in mist.
easily agitated
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The valley the old house faced was lost in mist.
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading So Hughie had called the rain he promised.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading IN THE GARRET Rain came with the dawn.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Hughie had called the rain he promised.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The blossom storm!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE GARRET Rain came with the dawn.
not known
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The valley the old house faced was lost in mist.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Kenny, waking hours later with a nervous sense of some unknown delight ahead, found the eaves and orchard dripping.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The valley the old house faced was lost in mist.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE GARRET Rain came with the dawn.
Chapter 6 of Kenny by Leona Dalrymple holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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 6 holds 73 sentences of Kenny, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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