Chapter 5 of West Point Colors is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of West Point Colors is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rig's method was different. "Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning. "Grey as a goose." "No, but really," said Rig, laying down the book. "This thing's too hard, you know.
Chapter 5 of West Point Colors is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “"Grey as a goose."”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “"Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “"Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “"No, but really," said Rig, laying down the book.”
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “Rig's method was different.”
in a plaintive manner
From this reading “"Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.”
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading “Rig's method was different.”
possessive form of “thing” — a special situation
From this reading “"This thing's too hard, you know.”
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In this reading “"This thing's too hard, you know.”
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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 "Grey as a goose."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Grey as a goose."
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "No, but really," said Rig, laying down the book.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, but really," said Rig, laying down the book.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Rig's method was different.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "No, but really," said Rig, laying down the book.
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading "Grey as a goose."
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "This thing's too hard, you know.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.
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From this reading "Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading "Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "This thing's too hard, you know.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading "No, but really," said Rig, laying down the book.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading Rig's method was different.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but really," said Rig, laying down the book.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.
in a plaintive manner
From this reading "Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "No, but really," said Rig, laying down the book.
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading "No, but really," said Rig, laying down the book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rig's method was different.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Kin, I'm growing grey," he said plaintively one morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, but really," said Rig, laying down the book.
possessive form of “thing” — a special situation
From this reading "This thing's too hard, you know.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This thing's too hard, you know.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "This thing's too hard, you know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rig's method was different.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This thing's too hard, you know.
Chapter 5 of West Point Colors by Anna Bartlett Warner holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 397 sentences of West Point Colors, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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