Chapter 32 of Solaris Farm is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
Chapter 32 of Solaris Farm is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MOTHER'S CLUB. "Mark it well, Fillmore! I have now reached a very important question. What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?" "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
Chapter 32 of Solaris Farm is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading “"As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “THE MOTHER'S CLUB.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"”
elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)
From this reading “"Mark it well, Fillmore!”
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 “THE MOTHER'S CLUB.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"”
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading “"As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.”
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
From this reading “"As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.”
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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 have now reached a very important question.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE MOTHER'S CLUB.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)
From this reading "Mark it well, Fillmore!
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have now reached a very important question.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have now reached a very important question.
of great significance or value
From this reading I have now reached a very important question.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Mark it well, Fillmore!
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Mark it well, Fillmore!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
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 THE MOTHER'S CLUB.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have now reached a very important question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I have now reached a very important question.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I have now reached a very important question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
express in words
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTHER'S CLUB.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
precisely as stated
From this reading I have now reached a very important question.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Mark it well, Fillmore!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have you to tell me about stirpiculture, as a part of the co-operative farm movement?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As a basis for the preliminary work, we have been following carefully, the suggestions of your father, Fennimore Fenwick.
Chapter 32 of Solaris Farm by Milan C. (Milan Chappel) Edson holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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