Chapter 25 of Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell? I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's. Excuse! I suppose I should say Madame Marchand's. To think of Heavy Stone being an old married woman now!
Chapter 25 of Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Excuse!”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.”
the season of growth
From this reading “I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.”
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
(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 I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To think of Heavy Stone being an old married woman now!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To think of Heavy Stone being an old married woman now!
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
accept an excuse for
From this reading Excuse!
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading To think of Heavy Stone being an old married woman now!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose I should say Madame Marchand's.
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From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
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From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
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From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
immediately past
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading I suppose I should say Madame Marchand's.
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From this reading I suppose I should say Madame Marchand's.
joined in matrimony
From this reading To think of Heavy Stone being an old married woman now!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
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From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading To think of Heavy Stone being an old married woman now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading To think of Heavy Stone being an old married woman now!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
express in words
From this reading I suppose I should say Madame Marchand's.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I suppose I should say Madame Marchand's.
the season of growth
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading To think of Heavy Stone being an old married woman now!
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose I should say Madame Marchand's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To think of Heavy Stone being an old married woman now!
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
at the time that
From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading To think of Heavy Stone being an old married woman now!
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From this reading I've wormed out of Bill Kenmore the truth about that mean joke the boys played on us last spring when we were all at Jennie Stone's.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HEART'S DESIRE "And what do you think of this, Nell?
Chapter 25 of Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence by Alice B. Emerson holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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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