Chapter 17 of The Vinegar Saint is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Vinegar Saint is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And the children! First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem. Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday. And soon they laugh. Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
Chapter 17 of The Vinegar Saint is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “And soon they laugh.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.”
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In this reading “Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.”
In this reading “Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the children!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
for the reason that
From this reading Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “And the children!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
the sound of laughing
From this reading And soon they laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
in the near future
From this reading And soon they laugh.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Then he grow red in face and scold; and then because they have pains of laughter they stop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And the children!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First they are afraid--they believe then all the papa and mamma has tol’ dem.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Then they find he don’t know what happened in the world day before it was yesterday.
Chapter 17 of The Vinegar Saint by Hughes Mearns holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of The Vinegar Saint, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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