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Chapter 3 of On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them. I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none. --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement: TO=NIGHT! TO=NIGHT!
Chapter 3 of On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
From this reading “I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.”
form into flakes
From this reading “--_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:”
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading “--_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:”
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
From this reading “--_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.”
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading “I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.”
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading “I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.”
the state of being susceptible; easily affected
From this reading “I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.”
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In this reading “--_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:”
In this reading “I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.”
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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 --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
(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 I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
a formal public statement
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
gotten under control
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
From this reading I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
form into flakes
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
move about in a confused manner
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading TO=NIGHT!
not any; not one
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
not one, and not any
From this reading I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
the state of being susceptible; easily affected
From this reading I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I sow all sorts of seeds, and get no great harvest from any of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO=NIGHT!
not in keeping with (and usually undesirable for) the season
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'm cursed with susceptibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Mill on the Floss._ A shower of paper flakes fell upon the amazed citizens of Yonkers like an unseasonable snow-storm, and every flake contained the announcement:
Chapter 3 of On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck by R. Pitcher (Robert Pitcher) Woodward holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
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