Chapter 3 of Tales and Sketches Part 3 from — Volume V is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Tales and Sketches Part 3 from — Volume V is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, Stephen, what news from old Barrington?" "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted. "How do you do? and how's your folks? All well, I hope. I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
Chapter 3 of Tales and Sketches Part 3 from — Volume V is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.”
your parents
From this reading “"How do you do? and how's your folks?”
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “"Well, Stephen, what news from old Barrington?"”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “"Well, Stephen, what news from old Barrington?"”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.”
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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 took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All well, I hope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How do you do? and how's your folks?
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
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From this reading "Well, Stephen, what news from old Barrington?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you do? and how's your folks?
an old word for “before”
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
your parents
From this reading "How do you do? and how's your folks?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well, Stephen, what news from old Barrington?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading All well, I hope.
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From this reading "How do you do? and how's your folks?
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From this reading "How do you do? and how's your folks?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
engage in
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Well, Stephen, what news from old Barrington?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Well, Stephen, what news from old Barrington?"
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading "Well, Stephen, what news from old Barrington?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
(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, Stephen, what news from old Barrington?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Stephen, what news from old Barrington?"
which person or people
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who couldn't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Oh, well, I thought I knew ye," he answers, not the least disconcerted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you do? and how's your folks?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you do? and how's your folks?
Chapter 3 of Tales and Sketches Part 3 from — Volume V by John Greenleaf Whittier holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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