Chapter 9 of Tiverton Tales is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Tiverton Tales is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What you got in that bag?" asked she. Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation. "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze. "You got anything else? Now, Solon, don't you keep me here on tenter-hooks!
Chapter 9 of Tiverton Tales is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"What you got in that bag?" asked she.”
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading “"I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.”
the state of being certain
From this reading “Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.”
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading “"I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.”
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.”
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading “"I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.”
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading “Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.”
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading “"I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.”
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 "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
any thing at all
From this reading "You got anything else?
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What you got in that bag?" asked she.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "What you got in that bag?" asked she.
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
the state of being certain
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, Solon, don't you keep me here on tenter-hooks!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You got anything else?
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "What you got in that bag?" asked she.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Now, Solon, don't you keep me here on tenter-hooks!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What you got in that bag?" asked she.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Now, Solon, don't you keep me here on tenter-hooks!
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, Solon, don't you keep me here on tenter-hooks!
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Solon, don't you keep me here on tenter-hooks!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, Solon, don't you keep me here on tenter-hooks!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What you got in that bag?" asked she.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading "I got a mite o' cheese," he answered, approaching the fire and spreading his hands to the blaze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, Solon, don't you keep me here on tenter-hooks!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What you got in that bag?" asked she.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Solon was enjoying his certainty that he held the key to the situation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you got in that bag?" asked she.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you got in that bag?" asked she.
Chapter 9 of Tiverton Tales by Alice Brown holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 9 holds 417 sentences of Tiverton Tales, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Tiverton Tales by Alice Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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