Chapter 16 of The Gold of Chickaree is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Gold of Chickaree is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. ARTHUR'S NEWS. The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps. 'Stay where you are' he said, speaking low however. 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
Chapter 16 of The Gold of Chickaree is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “arthur” — elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “ARTHUR'S NEWS.”
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading “'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'”
the back of a horse
From this reading “The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “ARTHUR'S NEWS.”
transport commercially
From this reading “'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'”
plural of “swede” — a native or inhabitant of Sweden
From this reading “'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'”
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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 The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Stay where you are' he said, speaking low however.
possessive form of “arthur” — elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading ARTHUR'S NEWS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Stay where you are' he said, speaking low however.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
the back of a horse
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading 'Stay where you are' he said, speaking low however.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
and nothing more
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading 'Stay where you are' he said, speaking low however.
information about recent and important events
From this reading ARTHUR'S NEWS.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Stay where you are' he said, speaking low however.
transport commercially
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading 'Stay where you are' he said, speaking low however.
having a supporting base
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading 'Stay where you are' he said, speaking low however.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
plural of “swede” — a native or inhabitant of Sweden
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Dane, there is ship fever among those Swedes that have just come to the Hollow.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The doctor was on horseback, but standing a little way off from the steps.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Stay where you are' he said, speaking low however.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Stay where you are' he said, speaking low however.
Chapter 16 of The Gold of Chickaree by Susan Warner holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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 16 holds 204 sentences of The Gold of Chickaree, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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