Chapter 4 of Meadowlark Basin is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Meadowlark Basin is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Grandpa--hunh! I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously. "You leave grandpa alone! I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!" "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
Chapter 4 of Meadowlark Basin is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a partially opened flower
From this reading “I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"Grandpa--hunh!”
possessive form of “grandpa” — the father of your father or mother
From this reading “I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"”
disregarded
From this reading “"There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.”
informal terms for the mouth
From this reading “"There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.”
in an unnecessary manner
From this reading “"There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.”
in a vicious manner
From this reading “I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.”
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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come together
In this reading “I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "You leave grandpa alone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
a partially opened flower
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
at any time
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
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From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Grandpa--hunh!
possessive form of “grandpa” — the father of your father or mother
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Grandpa--hunh!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
disregarded
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
go away from a place
From this reading "You leave grandpa alone!
informal terms for the mouth
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
up to a particular time
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
in an unnecessary manner
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
in a vicious manner
From this reading I'll grandpa that old devil if I ever run across him," Frank Gelle rapped out viciously.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm waitin' till--till I get big as Bud, and then grandpa's--my meat!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's Maw calling you to go to bed," Bud reminded him hastily--and unnecessarily, since Maw's voice was full size and not to be ignored.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You leave grandpa alone!
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