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Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.
She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.
Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.
She said, "she was dretful sorry for me," and I believed her.
She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"
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Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.
Line 2
She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.
/ʃiː sɔːt raɪt baɪ miː ənd ʃiː hæd mɪst miː aɪ kʊd siː/
Line 3
Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.
/hɜːr aɪz lʊkt ˈbɪɡər ðæn ˈevər ənd mɔːr sæd laɪk/
Line 4
She said, "she was dretful sorry for me," and I believed her.
Line 5
She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

author noun US /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading “Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.”

bigger adjective US /ˈbɪɡər/

large or big relative to something else

From this reading “Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.”

missed adjective US /mɪst/

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading “She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.”

Peaceful adjective US /ˈpiːsfəl/

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading “Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.”

Repose verb US /riˈpoʊz/

put or confide something in a person or thing

From this reading “Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.”

sad adjective US /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading “Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.”

sot noun US /sɔːt/

a chronic drinker

From this reading “She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.”

trials noun US /ˈtraɪəlz/

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading “She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

a-waitin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

authornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

awe-stricken

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading She said, "she was dretful sorry for me," and I believed her.

biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/

large or big relative to something else

From this reading Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

dretful

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She said, "she was dretful sorry for me," and I believed her.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

PeacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

ReposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/

put or confide something in a person or thing

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.

sadadjectiveUS /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She said, "she was dretful sorry for me," and I believed her.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.

sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading She said, "she was dretful sorry for me," and I believed her.

sotnounUS /sɔːt/

a chronic drinker

From this reading She sot right by me, and she had missed me, I could see.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Her eyes looked bigger than ever, and more sad like.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

trialsnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading She asked me in a awe-stricken tone, "if I had such trials every day?"

WallnounUS /wɔːl/

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She said, "she was dretful sorry for me," and I believed her.

Wedlock's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

wuz

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Wall, the author of "Wedlock's Peaceful Repose" wuz a-waitin' for me to the table; the men had all got through and gone out.

Chapter 5 of Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete by Marietta Holley holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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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