Chapter 10 of Old Man Savarin Stories is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Old Man Savarin Stories is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No." "Think again. Not even a little one?" "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away." "On calm days?"
Chapter 10 of Old Man Savarin Stories is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “"On calm days?"”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “"Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."”
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading “"Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."”
remove the dust from
From this reading “"Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “"Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “"Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."”
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “"Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."”
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading “"Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."”
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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 Not even a little one?"
anew
From this reading "Think again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
make calm or still
From this reading "On calm days?"
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "On calm days?"
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
remove the dust from
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
divisible by two
From this reading Not even a little one?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Not even a little one?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even a little one?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
many times at short intervals
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not even a little one?"
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Think again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
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From this reading "Of course I have often seen little whirlwinds on the street carrying up dust and scraps of paper, sometimes dropping them instantly, sometimes whirling them away."
Chapter 10 of Old Man Savarin Stories by Edward William Thomson holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 10 holds 425 sentences of Old Man Savarin Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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