Chapter 3 of Uncle William: The Man Who Was Shif'less is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Uncle William: The Man Who Was Shif'less is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Andy’s face was impassive. “Oh, you was fond of Benjy!” Uncle William spoke cheeringly. “You’ve kind o’ forgot, I guess. And I set a heap o’ store by him.
Chapter 3 of Uncle William: The Man Who Was Shif'less is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading ““Oh, you was fond of Benjy!””
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““You’ve kind o’ forgot, I guess.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““You’ve kind o’ forgot, I guess.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “And I set a heap o’ store by him.”
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading “Andy’s face was impassive.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Uncle William spoke cheeringly.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “And I set a heap o’ store by him.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Uncle William spoke cheeringly.”
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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 And I set a heap o’ store by him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I set a heap o’ store by him.
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From this reading Andy’s face was impassive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, you was fond of Benjy!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And I set a heap o’ store by him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle William spoke cheeringly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Andy’s face was impassive.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Oh, you was fond of Benjy!”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “You’ve kind o’ forgot, I guess.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “You’ve kind o’ forgot, I guess.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading And I set a heap o’ store by him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I set a heap o’ store by him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You’ve kind o’ forgot, I guess.
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading Andy’s face was impassive.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “You’ve kind o’ forgot, I guess.
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 “You’ve kind o’ forgot, I guess.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, you was fond of Benjy!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you was fond of Benjy!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And I set a heap o’ store by him.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Uncle William spoke cheeringly.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading And I set a heap o’ store by him.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle William spoke cheeringly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andy’s face was impassive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle William spoke cheeringly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, you was fond of Benjy!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve kind o’ forgot, I guess.
Chapter 3 of Uncle William: The Man Who Was Shif'less by Jennette Lee holds 427 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.
Chapter 3 holds 427 sentences of Uncle William: The Man Who Was Shif'less, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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