Chapter 6 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A KINSMAN OF THE HOUSE. "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window. "I can't make out anything except--yes, it is! That's Fayette's voice. Hear that croak?"
Chapter 6 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Hear that croak?"”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"I can't make out anything except--yes, it is!”
a male relative
From this reading “A KINSMAN OF THE HOUSE.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “"It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “"It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “"It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “"It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “"It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.”
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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 A KINSMAN OF THE HOUSE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
any thing at all
From this reading "I can't make out anything except--yes, it is!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't make out anything except--yes, it is!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Hear that croak?"
apart from; not including
From this reading "I can't make out anything except--yes, it is!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's Fayette's voice.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Hear that croak?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A KINSMAN OF THE HOUSE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't make out anything except--yes, it is!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I can't make out anything except--yes, it is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't make out anything except--yes, it is!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
a male relative
From this reading A KINSMAN OF THE HOUSE.
a room where books are kept
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
engage in
From this reading "I can't make out anything except--yes, it is!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A KINSMAN OF THE HOUSE.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I can't make out anything except--yes, it is!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hear that croak?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's Fayette's voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A KINSMAN OF THE HOUSE.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading That's Fayette's voice.
which person or people
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "It's from the library!" reported Amy, who had first reached and opened the window.
an affirmative
From this reading "I can't make out anything except--yes, it is!
Chapter 6 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life by Evelyn Raymond holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 6 holds 163 sentences of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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