Chapter 14 of Sweetapple Cove is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Sweetapple Cove is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_: I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night. I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired. That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it. We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.
Chapter 14 of Sweetapple Cove is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading “We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “_From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.”
by chance
From this reading “I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “_From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:”
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later than; following
From this reading We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.
anew
From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.
for the reason that
From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
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From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
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From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.
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From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
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From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
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From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.
not any; not one
From this reading We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
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From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
by chance
From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
in the near future
From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
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From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had no more hunting after we killed that caribou.
at the time that
From this reading I know that some people can't possibly slumber off when they are over-tired.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That must be the matter with me, though I never realized it.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I am writing again so soon because I don't think I can sleep, to-night.
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From this reading _From Miss Helen Jelliffe to Miss Jane Van Zandt_ _Dearest Aunt Jennie_:
Chapter 14 of Sweetapple Cove by George Van Schaick holds 315 sentences, grouped into 63 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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