Chapter 5 of 'Me--Smith' is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of 'Me--Smith' is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's right; I don't like the white man. He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm. He's making a fool of you, Mother." "He no make fool of me," she answered complacently. "He make fool of de white woman, maybe."
Chapter 5 of 'Me--Smith' is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.”
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading “"He no make fool of me," she answered complacently.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “He's making a fool of you, Mother."”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.”
by chance
From this reading “"He make fool of de white woman, maybe."”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.”
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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 He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "He no make fool of me," she answered complacently.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading "He no make fool of me," she answered complacently.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "He make fool of de white woman, maybe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right; I don't like the white man.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading He's making a fool of you, Mother."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's making a fool of you, Mother."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's right; I don't like the white man.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "That's right; I don't like the white man.
engage in
From this reading "He no make fool of me," she answered complacently.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He's making a fool of you, Mother."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That's right; I don't like the white man.
by chance
From this reading "He make fool of de white woman, maybe."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He no make fool of me," she answered complacently.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He's making a fool of you, Mother."
not any; not one
From this reading "He no make fool of me," she answered complacently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He's making a fool of you, Mother."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right; I don't like the white man.
a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He no make fool of me," she answered complacently.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right; I don't like the white man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's right; I don't like the white man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
a Caucasian
From this reading "That's right; I don't like the white man.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "He make fool of de white woman, maybe."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He's making a fool of you, Mother."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He wants a good place to stay; he wants your horses and cattle and hay; and--he wants the Schoolmarm.
Chapter 5 of 'Me--Smith' by Caroline Lockhart holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 5 holds 429 sentences of 'Me--Smith', unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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