Chapter 6 of More E. K. Means is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of More E. K. Means is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Whut is de sign?” Coco giggled. “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.” “All right,” Coco agreed. “I’ll watch fer de sign.”
Chapter 6 of More E. K. Means is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““All right,” Coco agreed.”
tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
From this reading “Coco giggled.”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading ““When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.””
past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading “Coco giggled.”
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading ““When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.””
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading ““When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.””
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading ““When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.””
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading ““When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.””
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In this reading ““When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.””
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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 “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “All right,” Coco agreed.
(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 “All right,” Coco agreed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics
From this reading Coco giggled.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Whut is de sign?”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll watch fer de sign.”
past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading Coco giggled.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll watch fer de sign.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Whut is de sign?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right,” Coco agreed.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Whut is de sign?”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
look attentively
From this reading “I’ll watch fer de sign.”
at the time that
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Whut is de sign?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When I lifts my hat like I wus bowin’ to a lady den you raise up yo’ veil, an’ stick it up on top of yo’ hat.”
Chapter 6 of More E. K. Means by E. K. (Eldred Kurtz) Means holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of More E. K. Means, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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