Chapter 17 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMY BEGINS TO SPIN. "Well, deary, it's time. Oh, me fathers, to think it! Wake up, Amy, me colleen, me own precious lamb." Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
Chapter 17 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “AMY BEGINS TO SPIN.”
an Irish girl
From this reading “Wake up, Amy, me colleen, me own precious lamb."”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Well, deary, it's time.”
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Oh, me fathers, to think it!”
young sheep
From this reading “Wake up, Amy, me colleen, me own precious lamb."”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.”
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading “AMY BEGINS TO SPIN.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.”
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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 Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
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From this reading AMY BEGINS TO SPIN.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading AMY BEGINS TO SPIN.
an Irish girl
From this reading Wake up, Amy, me colleen, me own precious lamb."
a special loved one
From this reading "Well, deary, it's time.
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Oh, me fathers, to think it!
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
cheerfully encouraging
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, me fathers, to think it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, deary, it's time.
young sheep
From this reading Wake up, Amy, me colleen, me own precious lamb."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, me fathers, to think it!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
according to the clock
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, me fathers, to think it!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Wake up, Amy, me colleen, me own precious lamb."
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Wake up, Amy, me colleen, me own precious lamb."
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading AMY BEGINS TO SPIN.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh, me fathers, to think it!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Well, deary, it's time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMY BEGINS TO SPIN.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Six o'clock of a gray November morning is not an inspiriting hour to begin any undertaking.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wake up, Amy, me colleen, me own precious lamb."
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Wake up, Amy, me colleen, me own precious lamb."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, deary, it's time.
Chapter 17 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life by Evelyn Raymond holds 347 sentences, grouped into 70 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.
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