Chapter 11 of Sam is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Sam is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Second hand!" snorted Reggy. "Second hand because a princess wore it? That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me." "Reggy!" "Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.
Chapter 11 of Sam is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “"Second hand because a princess wore it?”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “"Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “"Second hand!" snorted Reggy.”
plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading “"Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “"Second hand!" snorted Reggy.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “"Second hand because a princess wore it?”
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In this reading “"Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.”
In this reading “That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."”
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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 "Second hand because a princess wore it?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.
for the reason that
From this reading "Second hand because a princess wore it?
at any time
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Second hand!" snorted Reggy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Second hand because a princess wore it?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "Second hand because a princess wore it?
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading "Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Second hand!" snorted Reggy.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Second hand!" snorted Reggy.
plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading "Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading "Second hand!" snorted Reggy.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
(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 "Oh, well, those are my sentiments at any rate.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading "Second hand because a princess wore it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s the first time you ever pulled that stuff on me."
Chapter 11 of Sam by E. J. Rath holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 11 holds 394 sentences of Sam, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Sam by E. J. Rath exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 394 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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