Chapter 11 of Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more." Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet. "Oh, I clean forgot!" he said laughing. "My, but that sleep was good! What time of the day is it anyway?
Chapter 11 of Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “What time of the day is it anyway?”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “"Oh, I clean forgot!" he said laughing.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"Oh, I clean forgot!" he said laughing.”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.”
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading “Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.”
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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 BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
anew
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading What time of the day is it anyway?
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My, but that sleep was good!
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading "Oh, I clean forgot!" he said laughing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What time of the day is it anyway?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Oh, I clean forgot!" he said laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "My, but that sleep was good!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I clean forgot!" he said laughing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What time of the day is it anyway?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What time of the day is it anyway?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
and nothing more
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "Oh, I clean forgot!" he said laughing.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My, but that sleep was good!
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What time of the day is it anyway?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I clean forgot!" he said laughing.
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What time of the day is it anyway?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading BACK AGAIN AND AGNES "Don't bother me," said Fred half awake; "it's not time for breakfast; just let me sleep a little more."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matthew pinched his nose so that he could not breathe, and this brought Fred to his feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My, but that sleep was good!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What time of the day is it anyway?
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