Chapter 21 of Snowdrift is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Snowdrift is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"YOU ARE WHITE!" "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie. An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum." He rose with an evil leer. "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
Chapter 21 of Snowdrift is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
From this reading “"So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “He rose with an evil leer.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “"So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."”
the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading “An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."”
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading “An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "YOU ARE WHITE!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading He rose with an evil leer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose with an evil leer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
From this reading He rose with an evil leer.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
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 "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
engage in
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
on one occasion
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
precisely, exactly
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose with an evil leer.
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
express in words
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So! my beauty!" grinned the Captain, "Fer once in his life Claw didn't lie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
a Caucasian
From this reading "YOU ARE WHITE!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rose with an evil leer.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading An' ye didn't wait fer us to go an' git ye--jest come right to us nice as ye please--an' saved me a keg o' rum."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' now git up an' make yerself to home--an' long as ye do as I say, an' don't git yer back up, you an' me'll git along fine."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU ARE WHITE!"
Chapter 21 of Snowdrift by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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 21 holds 273 sentences of Snowdrift, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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