Chapter 6 of Little Grandmother is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Little Grandmother is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WITCH-FRIGHT. Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man. "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?" "Hear what?" said Mary, sternly. "Those things Siller calls creeturs--on broomsticks," returned Patty.
Chapter 6 of Little Grandmother is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “broomstick” — the handle of a broom
From this reading “"Those things Siller calls creeturs--on broomsticks," returned Patty.”
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “"Those things Siller calls creeturs--on broomsticks," returned Patty.”
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “"Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"”
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading “Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “"Hear what?" said Mary, sternly.”
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading “Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.”
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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 A WITCH-FRIGHT.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
(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 Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
plural of “broomstick” — the handle of a broom
From this reading "Those things Siller calls creeturs--on broomsticks," returned Patty.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "Those things Siller calls creeturs--on broomsticks," returned Patty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those things Siller calls creeturs--on broomsticks," returned Patty.
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
divisible by two
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Those things Siller calls creeturs--on broomsticks," returned Patty.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hear what?" said Mary, sternly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Those things Siller calls creeturs--on broomsticks," returned Patty.
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading "Hear what?" said Mary, sternly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Those things Siller calls creeturs--on broomsticks," returned Patty.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those things Siller calls creeturs--on broomsticks," returned Patty.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading Patty had forgotten all about her deep mortification, and never even thought of Deacon Turner, the tithing-man.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Hear what?" said Mary, sternly.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WITCH-FRIGHT.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hark!" whispered she to Mary, "don't you hear 'em walking on the roof of the house?"
Chapter 6 of Little Grandmother by Sophie May holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 6 holds 124 sentences of Little Grandmother, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Little Grandmother by Sophie May exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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