Chapter 11 of Lion Ben of Elm Island is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Lion Ben of Elm Island is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHRISTENING. “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.” “Yes, I did. I never made a bad joint in my life.” “Well, it won’t fit, anyhow.
Chapter 11 of Lion Ben of Elm Island is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““Well, it won’t fit, anyhow.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “I never made a bad joint in my life.””
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading “THE CHRISTENING.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading ““Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.””
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading ““Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.””
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading “I never made a bad joint in my life.””
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.””
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ““Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.””
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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 I never made a bad joint in my life.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Well, it won’t fit, anyhow.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I never made a bad joint in my life.”
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading THE CHRISTENING.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Yes, I did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I did.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never made a bad joint in my life.”
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading I never made a bad joint in my life.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I never made a bad joint in my life.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I never made a bad joint in my life.”
engage in
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never made a bad joint in my life.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never made a bad joint in my life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHRISTENING.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
(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, it won’t fit, anyhow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I did.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Halloa, Uncle Isaac!” shouted Joe from the house-top, “this ridge-pole won’t fit; you didn’t make it right.”
Chapter 11 of Lion Ben of Elm Island by Elijah Kellogg holds 40 sentences, grouped into 8 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 11 holds 40 sentences of Lion Ben of Elm Island, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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