Chapter 8 of Killykinick is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Killykinick is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"By George, I will,--I will! A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist. And I must have the medal. I must see the boy, and hear how he got it. I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
Chapter 8 of Killykinick is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading “And I must have the medal.”
discuss the terms of an arrangement
From this reading “I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"”
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.”
a particular instance of selling
From this reading “I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I must have the medal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
a youthful male person
From this reading I must see the boy, and hear how he got it.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By George, I will,--I will!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
dearly loved
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "By George, I will,--I will!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I must see the boy, and hear how he got it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I must have the medal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I must see the boy, and hear how he got it.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I must see the boy, and hear how he got it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must see the boy, and hear how he got it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "By George, I will,--I will!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I must see the boy, and hear how he got it.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading And I must have the medal.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And I must have the medal.
discuss the terms of an arrangement
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
a particular instance of selling
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I must see the boy, and hear how he got it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I'll buy it from him at his own price; and you shall negotiate the sale, dear lady!"
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I must have the medal.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "By George, I will,--I will!
in the company of; together with
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A sail with you, Miss Stella, is a temptation I can not resist.
Chapter 8 of Killykinick by Mary T. (Mary Theresa) Waggaman holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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 8 holds 452 sentences of Killykinick, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Killykinick by Mary T. (Mary Theresa) Waggaman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 452 sentences, grouped into 91 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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