Chapter 5 of Tillie, a Mennonite Maid is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tillie, a Mennonite Maid is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say. "She loses everything and gains nothing." "She gets kep'," Absalom argued. "Like the horses. Only not so carefully.
Chapter 5 of Tillie, a Mennonite Maid is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading “"She gets kep'," Absalom argued.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “Only not so carefully.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “"That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.”
plural of “gain” — a quantity that is added
From this reading “"She loses everything and gains nothing."”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “"She gets kep'," Absalom argued.”
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “"She loses everything and gains nothing."”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “"That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “"That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.”
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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 "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
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From this reading "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She loses everything and gains nothing."
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading "She gets kep'," Absalom argued.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Only not so carefully.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "She loses everything and gains nothing."
set up or found
From this reading "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
plural of “gain” — a quantity that is added
From this reading "She loses everything and gains nothing."
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "She gets kep'," Absalom argued.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Like the horses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She gets kep'," Absalom argued.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Like the horses.
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "She loses everything and gains nothing."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only not so carefully.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "She loses everything and gains nothing."
and nothing more
From this reading Only not so carefully.
express in words
From this reading "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She loses everything and gains nothing."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Only not so carefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Like the horses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "That's what a woman's FUR," Absalom found his tongue to say.
Chapter 5 of Tillie, a Mennonite Maid by Helen Reimensnyder Martin holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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