Chapter 17 of The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow. "How are you, old man? Haven't seen you since before the days of Noah! Off to that country shop of yours? I say, take me along, will you?
Chapter 17 of The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I say, take me along, will you?”
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.”
-ing form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.”
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading “Haven't seen you since before the days of Noah!”
do one's shopping
From this reading “Off to that country shop of yours?”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Off to that country shop of yours?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I say, take me along, will you?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you, old man?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Haven't seen you since before the days of Noah!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Off to that country shop of yours?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Haven't seen you since before the days of Noah!
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haven't seen you since before the days of Noah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you, old man?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, take me along, will you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "How are you, old man?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I say, take me along, will you?
-ing form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading Haven't seen you since before the days of Noah!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Off to that country shop of yours?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "How are you, old man?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
express in words
From this reading I say, take me along, will you?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Haven't seen you since before the days of Noah!
do one's shopping
From this reading Off to that country shop of yours?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Haven't seen you since before the days of Noah!
carry out
From this reading I say, take me along, will you?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Off to that country shop of yours?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Off to that country shop of yours?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
(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 THE NAILING OF A FLAG "Well--well--well!" drawled a voice at Richard Kendrick's elbow.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I say, take me along, will you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you, old man?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Off to that country shop of yours?
Chapter 17 of The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 17 holds 198 sentences of The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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