Chapter 10 of Strawberry Acres is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Strawberry Acres is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT'S IN A NAME? "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane. With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house. "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear. I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
Chapter 10 of Strawberry Acres is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading “I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."”
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading “I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."”
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading “With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.”
filled with a great quantity
From this reading “"He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “"Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.”
past form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “"He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.”
a formal exposition
From this reading “I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."”
the act of gambling
From this reading “I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."”
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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 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
move towards
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
have
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
a narrow way or road
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
filled with a great quantity
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
past form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
having a supporting base
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He 'phoned me this morning he'd be out--loaded for bear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
a formal exposition
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
the act of gambling
From this reading I'll wager if he has one treatise on farming in that cutter he has forty."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
(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 "Well, here he comes," announced Maxwell Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT'S IN A NAME?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his hands in his pockets he was standing by a window which commanded a view of the gateway and approach to the house.
Chapter 10 of Strawberry Acres by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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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