Chapter 6 of The Prospector is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Prospector is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone." "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things. Come now and I'll tell you a story." "I don't want a story," he sobbed. "Sing."
Chapter 6 of The Prospector is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “"I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.”
go away from a place
From this reading “"I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “"I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."”
deliver by singing
From this reading “"Sing."”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"I don't want a story," he sobbed.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Come now and I'll tell you a story."”
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 Come now and I'll tell you a story."
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come now and I'll tell you a story."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want a story," he sobbed.
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 "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
go away from a place
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Come now and I'll tell you a story."
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
express in words
From this reading "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.
deliver by singing
From this reading "Sing."
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "I don't want a story," he sobbed.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Come now and I'll tell you a story."
express in words
From this reading Come now and I'll tell you a story."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want a story," he sobbed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I will!" cried Patsy, "and I'll ask God to-night, and mother said He would if they didn't leave me alone."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, Patsy, you must not say nor think those awful things.
Chapter 6 of The Prospector by Ralph Connor holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 394 sentences of The Prospector, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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