Chapter 17 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner. That was her usual evening task now. She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle. “Ee-yow! ee-yow! ee-yow!” That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
Chapter 17 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.”
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.”
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “That was her usual evening task now.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “That was her usual evening task now.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle.”
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 “AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.”
In this reading “AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.”
to come or go into
In this reading “She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle.”
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later than; following
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
travel across or pass over
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ee-yow! ee-yow! ee-yow!”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That was her usual evening task now.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That was her usual evening task now.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That was her usual evening task now.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
above and across; more than
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
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From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading That was her usual evening task now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was her usual evening task now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading That was her usual evening task now.
under normal conditions
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES Tess had been over to see how Sammy Pinkney was after dinner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That was the way in which Sammy himself usually announced his coming to the old Corner House, and Tess had learned it from him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would go into the Pinkney yard and yodle.
Chapter 17 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find by Grace Brooks Hill holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 17 holds 227 sentences of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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