Chapter 2 of "Swingin round the cirkle" is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of "Swingin round the cirkle" is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I see a lite. Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared. My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current. I cant. Ez troo ez the needle to the pole, so am I to Dimocrisy.
Chapter 2 of "Swingin round the cirkle" is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsake, leave behind
From this reading “My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.”
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading “I cant.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.”
having relatively few calories
From this reading “I see a lite.”
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “Ez troo ez the needle to the pole, so am I to Dimocrisy.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “Ez troo ez the needle to the pole, so am I to Dimocrisy.”
a person with unusual powers of foresight
From this reading “My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.”
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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 see a lite.
forsake, leave behind
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Ez troo ez the needle to the pole, so am I to Dimocrisy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading I cant.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
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From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
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From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
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From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
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From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see a lite.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
having relatively few calories
From this reading I see a lite.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading Ez troo ez the needle to the pole, so am I to Dimocrisy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Ez troo ez the needle to the pole, so am I to Dimocrisy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see a lite.
a person with unusual powers of foresight
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ez troo ez the needle to the pole, so am I to Dimocrisy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Democricy is not that dead karkis its enemies hoped for and its friends feared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ez troo ez the needle to the pole, so am I to Dimocrisy.
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From this reading Ez troo ez the needle to the pole, so am I to Dimocrisy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My noomerious friends here insisted that ez I wuz growin into the seer and yaller leaf, I shood abandon Dimocrisy, and flote with the current.
Chapter 2 of "Swingin round the cirkle" by David Ross Locke holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 2 holds 415 sentences of "Swingin round the cirkle", unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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