Chapter 11 of Short Stories for English Courses is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Short Stories for English Courses is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nanny laid down her work. "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly. "It's all right," replied her mother. Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready. "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
Chapter 11 of Short Stories for English Courses is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “"I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “"I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “"I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.”
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading “Nanny laid down her work.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “"I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.”
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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 "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
(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 "It's all right," replied her mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Nanny laid down her work.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nanny laid down her work.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right," replied her mother.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Nanny laid down her work.
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "It's all right," replied her mother.
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading Nanny laid down her work.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "It's all right," replied her mother.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's all right," replied her mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't goin' to get a regular dinner to-day, as long as father's gone," said his mother.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sammy slid down from the load of hay, and came in to see if dinner was ready.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading "I thought father wanted them to put the hay into the new barn?" she said, wonderingly.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Nanny laid down her work.
Chapter 11 of Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding[Editor] Mikels holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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