Chapter 29 of Quin is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Quin is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed. "Lead me to a bus!" cried Quin. "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers. My head feels like a joss-house!" "Oh, but you were funny!" cried Eleanor.
Chapter 29 of Quin is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading “"Lead me to a bus!" cried Quin.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “My head feels like a joss-house!"”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"Oh, but you were funny!" cried Eleanor.”
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “"Lead me to a bus!" cried Quin.”
make square
From this reading “Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “"I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.”
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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 "Lead me to a bus!" cried Quin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
exhale hard
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading "Lead me to a bus!" cried Quin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but you were funny!" cried Eleanor.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Lead me to a bus!" cried Quin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, but you were funny!" cried Eleanor.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading My head feels like a joss-house!"
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Oh, but you were funny!" cried Eleanor.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My head feels like a joss-house!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My head feels like a joss-house!"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "Lead me to a bus!" cried Quin.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My head feels like a joss-house!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lead me to a bus!" cried Quin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but you were funny!" cried Eleanor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading "Lead me to a bus!" cried Quin.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
make square
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Lead me to a bus!" cried Quin.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Down in the open square, under the clear cool stars, they looked at each other and laughed.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, but you were funny!" cried Eleanor.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "I want to ride on top of it where the wind can blow through my whiskers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, but you were funny!" cried Eleanor.
Chapter 29 of Quin by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 29 holds 222 sentences of Quin, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of Quin by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 222 sentences, grouped into 45 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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