Chapter 1 of Ralph Granger's Fortunes is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Ralph Granger's Fortunes is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ending the Feud. "Must I do it, grandpa?" "Of course you must! I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question." "But why should I do it, grandpa?"
Chapter 1 of Ralph Granger's Fortunes is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."”
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading “Ending the Feud.”
a bitter quarrel between two parties
From this reading “Ending the Feud.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"Must I do it, grandpa?"”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."”
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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 I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why should I do it, grandpa?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course you must!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Must I do it, grandpa?"
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading Ending the Feud.
a bitter quarrel between two parties
From this reading Ending the Feud.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Must I do it, grandpa?"
a person who operates a farm
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Must I do it, grandpa?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Must I do it, grandpa?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must I do it, grandpa?"
not any; not one
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course you must!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "But why should I do it, grandpa?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ending the Feud.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why should I do it, grandpa?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm afraid you ain't a true Granger, Ralph, or you wouldn't ask no such question."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course you must!
Chapter 1 of Ralph Granger's Fortunes by William Perry Brown holds 112 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.
Chapter 1 holds 112 sentences of Ralph Granger's Fortunes, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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