Chapter 20 of Sunlight Patch is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Sunlight Patch is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed. "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow." "A widow?" Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod. "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
Chapter 20 of Sunlight Patch is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “"But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “"Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"”
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.”
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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 A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
express or signify by nodding
From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
any competition
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
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From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading A STARTLING CONFESSION "That ought to have been a fine race, Brent," the Colonel wiped his forehead and laughed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brent asked, passing her with a cheery nod.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But I suspect it would have made Timmie a widow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Zack told me they were twins!"
Chapter 20 of Sunlight Patch by Credo Fitch Harris holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 20 holds 236 sentences of Sunlight Patch, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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