Chapter 6 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW IT SUCCEEDED. MRS. JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought. Jerry had been consulting her. Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
Chapter 6 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading “JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.”
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?”
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “Jerry had been consulting her.”
English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
From this reading “Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry had been consulting her.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.”
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.
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rest on for support
In this reading “JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.”
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?”
reach the point where one should be after a delay
In this reading “JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.”
In this reading “Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?”
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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 Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jerry had been consulting her.
the two together, not just one
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading Jerry had been consulting her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
the boundary of a surface
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jerry had been consulting her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
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From this reading HOW IT SUCCEEDED.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW IT SUCCEEDED.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry had been consulting her.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading HOW IT SUCCEEDED.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading JOB SMITH leaned against the table in her bright kitchen, caught up the edge of her apron in one hand, then leaned both hands on her sides, and thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Was there any way of planning so that the front room in the Decker house could have a carpet?
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