Chapter 6 of The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"God bless you, my poor wandering boy. Your loving "MOTHER." Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer. "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal. "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
Chapter 6 of The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.”
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading “"Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.”
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “"Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.”
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading “Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.”
provided with a frame
From this reading “Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.”
having or covered with hair
From this reading “Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.”
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading “"Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “"And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.”
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 “"And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.”
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 "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
give a benediction to
From this reading "God bless you, my poor wandering boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading "God bless you, my poor wandering boy.
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
provided with a frame
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God bless you, my poor wandering boy.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
having or covered with hair
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Your loving "MOTHER."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Your loving "MOTHER."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "God bless you, my poor wandering boy.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
above and across; more than
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "God bless you, my poor wandering boy.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
without speaking
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
migratory
From this reading "God bless you, my poor wandering boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jenkins was reading over "Shorty's" shoulder, and several hairy faces framed in gray blankets had edged silently nearer.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what do you think of that?" said a Sixth Cavalry corporal.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "And here's Saunders been givin' up the ghost without havin' any real troubles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "God bless you, my poor wandering boy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your loving "MOTHER."
Chapter 6 of The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories by Ralph Delahaye Paine holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 6 holds 435 sentences of The Praying Skipper, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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