Chapter 17 of Old Crow is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Old Crow is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called: "No, don't you come. I don't think best." Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best." He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.
Chapter 17 of Old Crow is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “"I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.”
your grandmother
From this reading “He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.”
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading “Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."”
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anew
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I don't think best."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "No, don't you come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, don't you come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
your grandmother
From this reading He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, don't you come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't think best."
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He joined Nan and they walked on, not speaking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Immediately Raven knew, if she put it in that tone (the mother tone it was) he himself didn't "think best."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I can do it as well as Jerry," he answered impatiently, and again she called:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, don't you come.
Chapter 17 of Old Crow by Alice Brown holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 17 holds 411 sentences of Old Crow, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Old Crow by Alice Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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