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Chapter 5 of Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man. Mamma?” “Yes, dear?” “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?” “That,” said Mrs. Baxter, “is beyond me.
Chapter 5 of Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading ““Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?””
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ““That,” said Mrs. Baxter, “is beyond me.”
dearly loved
From this reading ““Yes, dear?””
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading ““Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?””
informal terms for a mother
From this reading ““Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ““Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading ““Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, dear?””
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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 “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That,” said Mrs. Baxter, “is beyond me.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “That,” said Mrs. Baxter, “is beyond me.
dearly loved
From this reading “Yes, dear?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That,” said Mrs. Baxter, “is beyond me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “That,” said Mrs. Baxter, “is beyond me.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That,” said Mrs. Baxter, “is beyond me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Mamma,” Jane said, slowly, “I think--I think Mr. Parcher is a very nice man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, dear?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mamma, what do you s'pose Willie barked at the lookin'-glass for?”
Chapter 5 of Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time by Booth Tarkington holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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