Chapter 15 of Kernel Cob And Little Miss Sweetclover is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Kernel Cob And Little Miss Sweetclover is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it. "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa." "Have they got snow around them?" asked Sweetclover. "Why, no, that's so," said Jackie Tar. "Where else?" asked the Villain.
Chapter 15 of Kernel Cob And Little Miss Sweetclover is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading “"Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."”
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “"Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “"Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."”
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading “And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “"Have they got snow around them?" asked Sweetclover.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.”
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading “"Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"Where else?" asked the Villain.”
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the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Have they got snow around them?" asked Sweetclover.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have they got snow around them?" asked Sweetclover.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where else?" asked the Villain.
coins made of gold
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Have they got snow around them?" asked Sweetclover.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have they got snow around them?" asked Sweetclover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
not any; not one
From this reading "Why, no, that's so," said Jackie Tar.
above and across; more than
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "Have they got snow around them?" asked Sweetclover.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, no, that's so," said Jackie Tar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have they got snow around them?" asked Sweetclover.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, no, that's so," said Jackie Tar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Have they got snow around them?" asked Sweetclover.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "Where else?" asked the Villain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said Jackie Tar, "the nearest gold mines to us are in Africa."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And they sat upon the raft and talked it all over, what was to be done, and how they were to do it.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where else?" asked the Villain.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, no, that's so," said Jackie Tar.
Chapter 15 of Kernel Cob And Little Miss Sweetclover by George Mitchell holds 47 sentences, grouped into 10 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 15 holds 47 sentences of Kernel Cob And Little Miss Sweetclover, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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