Chapter 2 of The Wooing of Calvin Parks is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Wooing of Calvin Parks is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim. "Calvin, you'll eat dinner with us?" cried Mr. Sam. Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face. "Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!" It was a singular meal.
Chapter 2 of The Wooing of Calvin Parks is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cheerful and bright
From this reading “Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.”
like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
From this reading “BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.”
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading “"Calvin, you'll eat dinner with us?" cried Mr. Sam.”
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading “Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “It was a singular meal.”
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading “Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “It was a singular meal.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.”
In this reading “"Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"”
In this reading “"Calvin, you'll eat dinner with us?" cried Mr. Sam.”
In this reading “"Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a singular meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
cheerful and bright
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
From this reading BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading "Calvin, you'll eat dinner with us?" cried Mr. Sam.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Calvin, you'll eat dinner with us?" cried Mr. Sam.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.
take in solid food
From this reading "Calvin, you'll eat dinner with us?" cried Mr. Sam.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a singular meal.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading It was a singular meal.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
a form of address for a man
From this reading BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading "Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Calvin, you'll eat dinner with us?" cried Mr. Sam.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
cut with a saw
From this reading Calvin Parks looked at Miss Sands, and saw hospitality beaming in her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.
unusual or striking
From this reading It was a singular meal.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Calvin, you'll eat dinner with us?" cried Mr. Sam.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a singular meal.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Calvin, you'll eat dinner with us?" cried Mr. Sam.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank ye, Sim;" he said, "I'm obliged to you, Sam; I'll stay with pleasure, Miss Hands!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROTHERLY WAYS "You'll stay to dinner, Cal?" said Mr. Sim.
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