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Chapter 10 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So this was the man! Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex. But he watched Mr. Brott. A man this! Mr. Sabin was a judge, and he appraised him rightly.
Chapter 10 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appraise” — evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
From this reading “Mr. Sabin was a judge, and he appraised him rightly.”
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.”
a midday meal
From this reading “Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.”
leave undone or leave out
From this reading “Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.”
any competition
From this reading “Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.”
with honesty
From this reading “Mr. Sabin was a judge, and he appraised him rightly.”
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
From this reading “Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.”
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading “Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.”
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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 Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
(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 Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
past form of “appraise” — evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
From this reading Mr. Sabin was a judge, and he appraised him rightly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
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From this reading But he watched Mr. Brott.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he watched Mr. Brott.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
at any time
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Sabin was a judge, and he appraised him rightly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Mr. Sabin was a judge, and he appraised him rightly.
a midday meal
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So this was the man!
a particular point in time
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
leave undone or leave out
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
any competition
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
with honesty
From this reading Mr. Sabin was a judge, and he appraised him rightly.
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this was the man!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So this was the man!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So this was the man!
not mindful or attentive
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
characterized by high spirits and animation
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So this was the man!
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading But he watched Mr. Brott.
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Sabin did not neglect his luncheon, nor was he ever for a moment unmindful of the grey-headed princess who chatted away by his side with all the vivacity of her race and sex.
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