Chapter 3 of The old mine's secret is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The old mine's secret is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Just then Emma came to the door. Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.” “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said. “De muffins is light as a feather. Come on an’ butter ’em.
Chapter 3 of The old mine's secret is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.””
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading “Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.””
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “Come on an’ butter ’em.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.””
small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
From this reading “Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.””
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading ““De muffins is light as a feather.”
plural of “muffin” — a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
From this reading ““De muffins is light as a feather.”
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading “Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.””
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In this reading “Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.””
In this reading “Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading Come on an’ butter ’em.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just then Emma came to the door.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “De muffins is light as a feather.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Just then Emma came to the door.
small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
a quad with a square body
From this reading Come on an’ butter ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just then Emma came to the door.
a social unit living together
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading “De muffins is light as a feather.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then Emma came to the door.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “De muffins is light as a feather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
plural of “muffin” — a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
From this reading “De muffins is light as a feather.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on an’ butter ’em.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just then Emma came to the door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then Emma came to the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just then Emma came to the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Emma was the Osbornes’ old servant, brown and plump as one of her own baked apple dumplings, and as much a part of the family as the tall clock in “the chamber.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Supper is ready, Miss M’randa, an’ you-all come right away, please’m,” she said.
Chapter 3 of The old mine's secret by Edna Henry Lee Turpin holds 309 sentences, grouped into 62 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.
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