Chapter 7 of Patty and Azalea is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Patty and Azalea is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISSING! Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream. "Stop that, Elise!" Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche! Hush, I tell you!"
Chapter 7 of Patty and Azalea is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
From this reading “Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!”
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!”
not able to be found
From this reading “MISSING!”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.”
possessive form of “patty” — small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.”
made afraid
From this reading “Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.”
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading “Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!”
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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 Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
made afraid
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading Hush, I tell you!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hush, I tell you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
not able to be found
From this reading MISSING!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
possessive form of “patty” — small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
made afraid
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop that, Elise!"
express in words
From this reading Hush, I tell you!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Stop that, Elise!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
a Caucasian
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elise gave one glance at Patty's white, scared face and one glance At Nurse Winnie's red, frightened face, and then she herself began To scream.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hush, I tell you!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Patty cried, "it's bad enough to have my baby kidnapped, without your yelling like a Comanche!
Chapter 7 of Patty and Azalea by Carolyn Wells holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 7 holds 241 sentences of Patty and Azalea, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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