Chapter 21 of Kenny is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Kenny is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient. And they were harder for the pity and misgiving in his heart. He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story. Why had it bothered him? Why had it goaded his wasted legs to horrible effort?
Chapter 21 of Kenny is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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caused to show discomposure
From this reading “Why had it bothered him?”
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “Why had it goaded his wasted legs to horrible effort?”
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “And they were harder for the pity and misgiving in his heart.”
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading “And they were harder for the pity and misgiving in his heart.”
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading “IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.”
one who stays for only a short time
From this reading “IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “Why had it goaded his wasted legs to horrible effort?”
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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 He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
caused to show discomposure
From this reading Why had it bothered him?
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Why had it goaded his wasted legs to horrible effort?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Why had it goaded his wasted legs to horrible effort?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading And they were harder for the pity and misgiving in his heart.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And they were harder for the pity and misgiving in his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why had it bothered him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And they were harder for the pity and misgiving in his heart.
provoking horror
From this reading Why had it goaded his wasted legs to horrible effort?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
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From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
staying power
From this reading Why had it goaded his wasted legs to horrible effort?
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading And they were harder for the pity and misgiving in his heart.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
by chance
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading And they were harder for the pity and misgiving in his heart.
except for; apart from
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why had it goaded his wasted legs to horrible effort?
one who stays for only a short time
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Why had it goaded his wasted legs to horrible effort?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
at the time that
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
which person or people
From this reading IN THE CABIN They were hard days for Kenny, who hated gloom save when it was picturesque and transient.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had it bothered him?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He himself perhaps had hastened the old man's death with a careless story.
Chapter 21 of Kenny by Leona Dalrymple holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 21 holds 193 sentences of Kenny, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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