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Chapter 12 of The Coming of the White Men is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam. It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks." Lucy talked very fast. Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement. "Only four weeks!
Chapter 12 of The Coming of the White Men is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy talked very fast.”
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading “THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Lucy talked very fast.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."”
In this reading “It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."”
In this reading “Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.”
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 THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
anew
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Lucy talked very fast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy talked very fast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only four weeks!
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Lucy talked very fast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
precisely as stated
From this reading Lucy talked very fast.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her cheeks were red as roses and her lips were bright with excitement.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
but in spite of that
From this reading It seems as though we had been away a whole year, yet it is not four weeks."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE STORY OF A YOUNG QUAKER "I am so glad to see you again, Uncle Sam.
Chapter 12 of The Coming of the White Men by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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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