Chapter 1 of The Hickory Limb is here in full — 523 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Hickory Limb is here in full — 523 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says! I'm going!" 13 "Dare you to come in swimmin'! Dare you to come in swimmin'!" 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
Chapter 1 of The Hickory Limb is here in full — 523 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “13 "Dare you to come in swimmin'!”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!”
a small lake
From this reading “25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"”
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From this reading 13 "Dare you to come in swimmin'!
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From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
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From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 13 "Dare you to come in swimmin'!
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading 13 "Dare you to come in swimmin'!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
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From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going!"
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From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
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From this reading I'm going!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 13 "Dare you to come in swimmin'!
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
a narrow way or road
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
a small lake
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
precisely, exactly
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 13 "Dare you to come in swimmin'!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 25 Eddie Grote was in a tight place 37 "Margery Blair, you come right out of that pond!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading by The Ridgway Company by John Lane Company TO MARTHA "I don't care what she says!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 13 "Dare you to come in swimmin'!
Chapter 1 of The Hickory Limb by Parker Fillmore holds 523 sentences, grouped into 105 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 1 holds 523 sentences of The Hickory Limb, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.
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