Chapter 29 of What Might Have Been Expected is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of What Might Have Been Expected is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS. "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?" "Get my gun back!" exclaimed Harry. "How am I to do that?" "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.
Chapter 29 of What Might Have Been Expected is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Get my gun back!" exclaimed Harry.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “"Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “"Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “"Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "How am I to do that?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How am I to do that?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Get my gun back!" exclaimed Harry.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
the act of departing
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How am I to do that?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How am I to do that?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Get my gun back!" exclaimed Harry.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
on one occasion
From this reading ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How am I to do that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
at the time that
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading ONCE MORE IN THE WOODS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?"
Chapter 29 of What Might Have Been Expected by Frank R. Stockton holds 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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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