Chapter 19 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The hotel-keeper called us at six o’clock. There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches. Just a light breakfast. After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece. After that we felt all right.
Chapter 19 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading “After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.”
plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading “After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.”
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.”
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.”
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.”
plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading “There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.”
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading “There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.”
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.”
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fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt
In this reading “There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.”
In this reading “After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.”
In this reading “There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.”
In this reading “The hotel-keeper called us at six o’clock.”
In this reading “After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
later than; following
From this reading After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.
(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 After that we felt all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hotel-keeper called us at six o’clock.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.
plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
From this reading After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Just a light breakfast.
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The hotel-keeper called us at six o’clock.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading After that we felt all right.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hotel-keeper called us at six o’clock.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a light breakfast.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Just a light breakfast.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
according to the clock
From this reading The hotel-keeper called us at six o’clock.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.
plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
precisely, exactly
From this reading After that we felt all right.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The hotel-keeper called us at six o’clock.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that we felt all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hotel-keeper called us at six o’clock.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading After we got out in the street we bought some bananas and ate three apiece.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hotel-keeper called us at six o’clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There wasn’t any need for a second call, and we hurried down and had some eggs and salt pork and potatoes and coffee and bread and butter and canned peaches.
Chapter 19 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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