Chapter 27 of Kenny is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Kenny is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money. "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away. And I can't believe it! I can't! I can't!
Chapter 27 of Kenny is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “adam” — (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “"Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.”
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “"Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “"Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.”
in a compassionate manner
From this reading “KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.”
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading “"Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.”
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possessive form of “adam” — (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I can't believe it!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading And I can't believe it!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I can't believe it!
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
the act of departing
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I can't believe it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I can't believe it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
in a compassionate manner
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
compacted by ironing
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Toby," Joan whispered to the cat, her soft cheek pressed against his fur, "I'm going away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading KENNY'S WARD Peace came mercifully to Craig farm with the finding of Adam's money.
Chapter 27 of Kenny by Leona Dalrymple holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 27 holds 156 sentences of Kenny, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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