Chapter 7 of The Wooing of Calvin Parks is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Wooing of Calvin Parks is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MATCH-MAKING "Cal!" said Mr. Sim. "Wall!" said Calvin Parks. "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come." "Quit foolin', Cal! I want to speak to you serious."
Chapter 7 of The Wooing of Calvin Parks is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading “"Wall!" said Calvin Parks.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “"That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."”
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading “"That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."”
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 “"Wall!" said Calvin Parks.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “"That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “"Quit foolin', Cal!”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “I want to speak to you serious."”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “"Wall!" said Calvin Parks.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MATCH-MAKING "Cal!" said Mr. Sim.
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading "Wall!" said Calvin Parks.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quit foolin', Cal!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to speak to you serious."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MATCH-MAKING "Cal!" said Mr. Sim.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
a form of address for a man
From this reading MATCH-MAKING "Cal!" said Mr. Sim.
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
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 "Wall!" said Calvin Parks.
literature in metrical form
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "Quit foolin', Cal!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MATCH-MAKING "Cal!" said Mr. Sim.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading I want to speak to you serious."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MATCH-MAKING "Cal!" said Mr. Sim.
express in speech
From this reading I want to speak to you serious."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "Wall!" said Calvin Parks.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to speak to you serious."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's poetry, Sim, or as nigh to it as you and me are likely to come."
Chapter 7 of The Wooing of Calvin Parks by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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