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Chapter 10 of The Coming of the White Men is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage. Joe and Lucy had been taking supper with Uncle Sam. Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake. They were all eaten. "You must go home pretty soon, children.
Chapter 10 of The Coming of the White Men is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “butter” — spread butter on
From this reading “Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.”
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “They were all eaten.”
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.”
exactly
From this reading “Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.”
-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading “ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.”
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading “Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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return home
In this reading “"You must go home pretty soon, children.”
In this reading “Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.”
In this reading “ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
(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 They were all eaten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Joe and Lucy had been taking supper with Uncle Sam.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
past form of “butter” — spread butter on
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "You must go home pretty soon, children.
a small house with a single story
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading They were all eaten.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You must go home pretty soon, children.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joe and Lucy had been taking supper with Uncle Sam.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "You must go home pretty soon, children.
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe and Lucy had been taking supper with Uncle Sam.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Joe and Lucy had been taking supper with Uncle Sam.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must go home pretty soon, children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
exactly
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "You must go home pretty soon, children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Joe and Lucy had been taking supper with Uncle Sam.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
-ing form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
in the near future
From this reading "You must go home pretty soon, children.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Joe and Lucy had been taking supper with Uncle Sam.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Joe and Lucy had been taking supper with Uncle Sam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all eaten.
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading Lucy had made a big pile of buttered toast and her mother had sent over a plum cake.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Joe and Lucy had been taking supper with Uncle Sam.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all eaten.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading ROGER WILLIAMS It was snowing hard outside and the wind howled around the little cottage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joe and Lucy had been taking supper with Uncle Sam.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must go home pretty soon, children.
Chapter 10 of The Coming of the White Men by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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 10 holds 82 sentences of The Coming of the White Men, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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