Chapter 11 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An Agreeable Disappointment. "Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye. Four and twenty black bears. Sniff! I smell a lie!"
Chapter 11 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “An Agreeable Disappointment.”
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “Four and twenty black bears.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “An Agreeable Disappointment.”
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading “"Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “"Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.”
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading “"Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “I smell a lie!"”
perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading “Sniff!”
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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 “"Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.”
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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 "Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading An Agreeable Disappointment.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Agreeable Disappointment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four and twenty black bears.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading Four and twenty black bears.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Four and twenty black bears.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading An Agreeable Disappointment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four and twenty black bears.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I smell a lie!"
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I smell a lie!"
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading "Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading "Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.
deliver by singing
From this reading "Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading I smell a lie!"
perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading Sniff!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading "Sing a song of moccasins, Pockets full of rye.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Four and twenty black bears.
Chapter 11 of The Red Moccasins: A Story by Morrison Heady holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 11 holds 171 sentences of The Red Moccasins: A Story, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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