Chapter 4 of Stuyvesant: A Franconia Story is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Stuyvesant: A Franconia Story is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLOWING. While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing. Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone. "Well," said Stuyvesant, "I will come. I have got to go up to my room a minute first."
Chapter 4 of Stuyvesant: A Franconia Story is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I have got to go up to my room a minute first."”
tilling the land with a plow
From this reading “THE PLOWING.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.”
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading “While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.”
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading “While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.”
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading “Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.”
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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 got to go up to my room a minute first."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well," said Stuyvesant, "I will come.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I have got to go up to my room a minute first."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have got to go up to my room a minute first."
destroyed or killed
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have got to go up to my room a minute first."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have got to go up to my room a minute first."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," said Stuyvesant, "I will come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
immediately past
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I have got to go up to my room a minute first."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have got to go up to my room a minute first."
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From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
tilling the land with a plow
From this reading THE PLOWING.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I have got to go up to my room a minute first."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Stuyvesant, "I will come.
in the near future
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOWING.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
(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," said Stuyvesant, "I will come.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
during the time that
From this reading While Wallace and Phonny were taking their ride, as described in the last chapter, Stuyvesant and Beechnut were plowing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well," said Stuyvesant, "I will come.
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading Beechnut told Stuyvesant that he was ready to yoke up, as he called it, as soon as the horses had gone.
Chapter 4 of Stuyvesant: A Franconia Story by Jacob Abbott holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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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