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Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.
And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.
And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.
And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.
And once she went up to see if her wings wuz es deep and full es his'n.
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Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.
Line 2
And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.
Line 3
And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.
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And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.
Line 5
And once she went up to see if her wings wuz es deep and full es his'n.

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.

attended adjective US /əˈtendɪd/

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading “Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.”

Bible noun US /ˈbaɪbəl/

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading “And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.”

cloth noun US /klɔːθ/

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading “And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.”

consult verb US /kənˈsʌlt/

get or ask advice from

From this reading “And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.”

jest noun US /dʒest/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading “And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.”

muslin noun US /ˈmʌzlən/

plain-woven cotton fabric

From this reading “And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.”

Pool noun US /puːl/

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading “Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.”

robe noun US /roʊb/

any loose flowing garment

From this reading “And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.”

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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 And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

Apockraphy

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

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

BiblenounUS /ˈbaɪbəl/

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

Charnick

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

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

clothnounUS /klɔːθ/

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

constantadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstənt/

unvarying in nature

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/

get or ask advice from

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading And once she went up to see if her wings wuz es deep and full es his'n.

esnounUS /es/

a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

From this reading And once she went up to see if her wings wuz es deep and full es his'n.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading And once she went up to see if her wings wuz es deep and full es his'n.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

his'n

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

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And once she went up to see if her wings wuz es deep and full es his'n.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

jestnounUS /dʒest/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

Joe

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

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

Jonesville

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

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

meetins

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

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

muslinnounUS /ˈmʌzlən/

plain-woven cotton fabric

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading And once she went up to see if her wings wuz es deep and full es his'n.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

PoolnounUS /puːl/

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

Risley

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

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

robenounUS /roʊb/

any loose flowing garment

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

school-house

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

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading And once she went up to see if her wings wuz es deep and full es his'n.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

stiddy

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

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

Trueman

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

From this reading Wall, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And twice he had come to consult her on a Bible passage, and twice she had walked up to his mother's to consult with her on a passage in the Apockraphy.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

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, from that night, Miss Trueman Pool attended to the meetins at the Risley school-house, stiddy and constant.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And once she went up to see if her wings wuz es deep and full es his'n.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading And the next week he carried her to Jonesville to get the cloth for her robe, jest like his'n, white book muslin.

wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading And once she went up to see if her wings wuz es deep and full es his'n.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

wuz

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

From this reading And before the week wuz out Joe Charnick had walked home with her twice.

Chapter 15 of Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete by Marietta Holley holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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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Chapter 15 holds 117 sentences of Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.

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First
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Heard
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Wimmen
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Goin'
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