Chapter 36 of Kenny is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Kenny is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley. "Let's pace the Gray Man, Joan, in Garry's car. Nobody needs you now as much as I." His bright dark face pleaded. The girl smiled.
Chapter 36 of Kenny is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"Let's pace the Gray Man, Joan, in Garry's car.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.”
third-person singular of “elude” — escape, either physically or mentally
From this reading “ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “Nobody needs you now as much as I."”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “"Let's pace the Gray Man, Joan, in Garry's car.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “His bright dark face pleaded.”
someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading “ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.”
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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 ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nobody needs you now as much as I."
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading His bright dark face pleaded.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Let's pace the Gray Man, Joan, in Garry's car.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading His bright dark face pleaded.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
third-person singular of “elude” — escape, either physically or mentally
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His bright dark face pleaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's pace the Gray Man, Joan, in Garry's car.
a young female
From this reading The girl smiled.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Let's pace the Gray Man, Joan, in Garry's car.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His bright dark face pleaded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nobody needs you now as much as I."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's pace the Gray Man, Joan, in Garry's car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's pace the Gray Man, Joan, in Garry's car.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Let's pace the Gray Man, Joan, in Garry's car.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Nobody needs you now as much as I."
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Nobody needs you now as much as I."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody needs you now as much as I."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Nobody needs you now as much as I."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading "Let's pace the Gray Man, Joan, in Garry's car.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading His bright dark face pleaded.
someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The girl smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
at the time that
From this reading ARCADY ELUDES A SEEKER "Come," Kenny begged one night when the dusk lay thick in the valley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nobody needs you now as much as I."
Chapter 36 of Kenny by Leona Dalrymple holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 36 holds 118 sentences of Kenny, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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