Chapter 10 of The Four Corners is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Four Corners is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep. She sat up in bed and listened. All was quiet. "I couldn't have been dreaming," she murmured. "Mary Lee, Mary Lee," she called, "did you hear anything?"
Chapter 10 of The Four Corners is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “"I couldn't have been dreaming," she murmured.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “"Mary Lee, Mary Lee," she called, "did you hear anything?"”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “She sat up in bed and listened.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “"Mary Lee, Mary Lee," she called, "did you hear anything?"”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"I couldn't have been dreaming," she murmured.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.”
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 “THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.”
In this reading “THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.”
In this reading “She sat up in bed and listened.”
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 RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
(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 was quiet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
any thing at all
From this reading "Mary Lee, Mary Lee," she called, "did you hear anything?"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I couldn't have been dreaming," she murmured.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Mary Lee, Mary Lee," she called, "did you hear anything?"
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't have been dreaming," she murmured.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Mary Lee, Mary Lee," she called, "did you hear anything?"
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading "I couldn't have been dreaming," she murmured.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I couldn't have been dreaming," she murmured.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Mary Lee, Mary Lee," she called, "did you hear anything?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I couldn't have been dreaming," she murmured.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading "Mary Lee, Mary Lee," she called, "did you hear anything?"
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Mary Lee, Mary Lee," she called, "did you hear anything?"
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "I couldn't have been dreaming," she murmured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading All was quiet.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED CLOTH The sound of the fall startled Aunt Sarah from a sound sleep.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat up in bed and listened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was quiet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mary Lee, Mary Lee," she called, "did you hear anything?"
Chapter 10 of The Four Corners by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 226 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 10 holds 226 sentences of The Four Corners, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Four Corners by Amy Ella Blanchard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 226 sentences, grouped into 46 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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