Chapter 27 of Queechy is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Queechy is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Whence came this? This is some token from a newer friend. Shakspeare. The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning. "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
Chapter 27 of Queechy is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.”
comparative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “This is some token from a newer friend.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “"No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.”
with low volume
From this reading “The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.”
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading “This is some token from a newer friend.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Whence came this?”
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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 This is some token from a newer friend.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Whence came this?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
comparative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
not any; not one
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shakspeare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
with low volume
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whence came this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
precisely as stated
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
at the time that
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Whence came this?
Chapter 27 of Queechy by Susan Warner holds 493 sentences, grouped into 99 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 27 holds 493 sentences of Queechy, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
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