Chapter 8 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 2 is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 2 is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE KEEVE. "Now, my dear! now, Wynnie!" I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on." "But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie. "O, yes, you can, quite well.
Chapter 8 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 2 is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go away from a place
From this reading “"But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “"But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie.”
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."”
in the near future
From this reading “I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."”
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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 I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
later than; following
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
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From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
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From this reading "But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie.
dearly loved
From this reading "Now, my dear! now, Wynnie!"
at any time
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KEEVE.
go away from a place
From this reading "But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, my dear! now, Wynnie!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, my dear! now, Wynnie!"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, yes, you can, quite well.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading "But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "O, yes, you can, quite well.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
in the near future
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KEEVE.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But we can't leave Connie, papa," objected Wynnie.
(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 "O, yes, you can, quite well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, my dear! now, Wynnie!"
an affirmative
From this reading "O, yes, you can, quite well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said, after prayers the next morning, "you must come out for a walk as soon as ever you can get your bonnets on."
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