Chapter 28 of The Gold of Chickaree is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of The Gold of Chickaree is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLEASURE BY EXPRESS. 'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly. 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence. Never mind; we will run away as soon as we can. Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'
Chapter 28 of The Gold of Chickaree is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.”
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading “'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly.”
give expression to
From this reading “PLEASURE BY EXPRESS.”
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading “Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'”
plural of “notice” — an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.”
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(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 Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never mind; we will run away as soon as we can.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Never mind; we will run away as soon as we can.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PLEASURE BY EXPRESS.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Never mind; we will run away as soon as we can.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading 'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading 'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly.
give expression to
From this reading PLEASURE BY EXPRESS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Never mind; we will run away as soon as we can.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never mind; we will run away as soon as we can.
plural of “notice” — an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading PLEASURE BY EXPRESS.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
with resignation and acceptance; in a resigned manner
From this reading 'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Never mind; we will run away as soon as we can.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'
in the near future
From this reading Never mind; we will run away as soon as we can.
express a supposition
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading 'I told Arthur to send proper notices to the papers; and I suppose he had done it, and this is the consequence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Never mind; we will run away as soon as we can.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'It was to be expected,' Dane went on resignedly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Never mind; we will run away as soon as we can.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, Hazel, what shall we do with all this lumber?'
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