Chapter 3 of The Red Miriok is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Red Miriok is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger. They seemed ready to burst into flame. He began to mutter: "The spirit! the spirit! It has attached itself to my hat! It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
Chapter 3 of The Red Miriok is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being joined in close association
From this reading “It has attached itself to my hat!”
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."”
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading “A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “They seemed ready to burst into flame.”
excessively quick
From this reading “A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.”
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “He began to mutter: "The spirit! the spirit!”
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.”
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 “A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.”
In this reading “They seemed ready to burst into flame.”
In this reading “It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."”
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 A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
being joined in close association
From this reading It has attached itself to my hat!
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He began to mutter: "The spirit! the spirit!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading They seemed ready to burst into flame.
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
opinion or judgment
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading They seemed ready to burst into flame.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has attached itself to my hat!
excessively quick
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading It has attached itself to my hat!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He began to mutter: "The spirit! the spirit!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They seemed ready to burst into flame.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has attached itself to my hat!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It has attached itself to my hat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
large or big relative to something else
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
a form of address for a man
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading He began to mutter: "The spirit! the spirit!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It has attached itself to my hat!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading They seemed ready to burst into flame.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed ready to burst into flame.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading He began to mutter: "The spirit! the spirit!
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HASTY DESERTION The pupils of Mr. Kit-ze's eyes grew larger and larger.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed ready to burst into flame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed ready to burst into flame.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will now attend me home and stay there; how long, I do not know."
Chapter 3 of The Red Miriok by Annie Maria Barnes holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 3 holds 135 sentences of The Red Miriok, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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