Chapter 9 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need. "Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg? Oh, but we are! You can't deny it! On with us, then, and away to grandpap's house!
Chapter 9 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “"Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “You can't deny it!”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “"Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.”
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading “Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.”
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 “"Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On with us, then, and away to grandpap's house!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On with us, then, and away to grandpap's house!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, but we are!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't deny it!
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading You can't deny it!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On with us, then, and away to grandpap's house!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On with us, then, and away to grandpap's house!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can't deny it!
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, but we are!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On with us, then, and away to grandpap's house!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading On with us, then, and away to grandpap's house!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On with us, then, and away to grandpap's house!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On with us, then, and away to grandpap's house!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Are we not beautiful things for the feet, Sprigg?
with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion
From this reading Finds the Red Moccasins Whole-souled Friends in Need.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On with us, then, and away to grandpap's house!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't deny it!
Chapter 9 of The Red Moccasins: A Story by Morrison Heady holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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 9 holds 64 sentences of The Red Moccasins: A Story, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Red Moccasins: A Story by Morrison Heady exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 64 sentences, grouped into 13 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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