Chapter 4 of Rocky Fork is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Rocky Fork is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace. “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you! Ear-ly this morning sisser went away. Who’s come? Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
Chapter 4 of Rocky Fork is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading “COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.”
sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading “COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.”
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.”
a special loved one
From this reading ““You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!”
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.”
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.”
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.”
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move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “Ear-ly this morning sisser went away.”
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
In this reading “Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.””
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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 COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
a formal public statement
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ear-ly this morning sisser went away.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!
sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Who’s come?
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
a special loved one
From this reading “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ear-ly this morning sisser went away.
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
the act of giving
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Ear-ly this morning sisser went away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
on the contrary
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
cut with a saw
From this reading “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ear-ly this morning sisser went away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!
a person, without saying who
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
in or at that place or location
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ear-ly this morning sisser went away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hope it isn’t somebody that’ll keep us from playing and having a good time.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COMPANY The announcement that there was company did not prevent Bluebell from climbing the bars and giving Roxy a warm hug, but rather added strength to the embrace.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ear-ly this morning sisser went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who’s come?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You little darling, it’s been so long since I saw you!
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