Chapter 9 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEEDS AND HELPERS. "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door. "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?" "No. I've et." "Must ha' been up with the lark then.
Chapter 9 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “"Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.”
plural of “helper” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “NEEDS AND HELPERS.”
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading “"Must ha' been up with the lark then.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “NEEDS AND HELPERS.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “"Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.”
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “"Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.”
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “"But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “"Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEEDS AND HELPERS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I've et."
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From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Must ha' been up with the lark then.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
plural of “helper” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading NEEDS AND HELPERS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I've et."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading "Must ha' been up with the lark then.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must ha' been up with the lark then.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading NEEDS AND HELPERS.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I've et."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
on the contrary
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
express a supposition
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Must ha' been up with the lark then.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Must ha' been up with the lark then.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Must ha' been up with the lark then.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But all rogues is fond o' good atin', so I suppose you've come for your breakfast, eh?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Sure, I thought ye had lost yourself or been ate by the rats!" cried Cleena, as Fayette rather timidly peered in at the open kitchen door.
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