Chapter 4 of Mother West Wind "When" Stories is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Mother West Wind "When" Stories is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh. “It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog? The idea of living in a chimney! The very idea!” XIII.
Chapter 4 of Mother West Wind "When" Stories is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “The idea of living in a chimney!”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading ““It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog?”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading ““It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog?”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading ““It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog?”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “The idea of living in a chimney!”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading ““Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading ““Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.”
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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 “Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading The idea of living in a chimney!
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog?
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog?
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea of living in a chimney!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The idea of living in a chimney!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog?
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The idea of living in a chimney!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The idea of living in a chimney!
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The idea of living in a chimney!
precisely as stated
From this reading The very idea!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “It's a funny world, isn't it, Grandfather Frog?
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading XIII.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thank you,” replied Peter with a long sigh.
Chapter 4 of Mother West Wind "When" Stories by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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 4 holds 380 sentences of Mother West Wind "When" Stories, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Mother West Wind "When" Stories by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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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