Chapter 14 of Phemie Frost's Experiences is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Phemie Frost's Experiences is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face. Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E." "Believe it or not, it is the truth," says E. E. "Ask Dempster." "Ask Dempster!
Chapter 14 of Phemie Frost's Experiences is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."”
death of a person
From this reading “If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."”
move upward
From this reading “If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “"Believe it or not, it is the truth," says E. E.”
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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.”
In this reading “If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.”
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anew
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Ask Dempster."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Believe it or not, it is the truth," says E. E.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ask Dempster."
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
death of a person
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Believe it or not, it is the truth," says E. E.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Believe it or not, it is the truth," says E. E.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Believe it or not, it is the truth," says E. E.
move upward
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Believe it or not, it is the truth," says E. E.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
express in words
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Believe it or not, it is the truth," says E. E.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Believe it or not, it is the truth," says E. E.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If my great-grandmother were to rise from her grave and swear to it, I would tell her to go back again and hide her face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Somebody has been imposing on you, Cousin E. E."
Chapter 14 of Phemie Frost's Experiences by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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