Chapter 21 of White Lightning is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of White Lightning is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there. In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas. “I thought you had gone fishing.” “No, I am waiting to buy your island.” “To do what?”
Chapter 21 of White Lightning is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.”
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.”
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ““No, I am waiting to buy your island.””
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading ““I thought you had gone fishing.””
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading “In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.”
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In this reading “Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.”
In this reading “Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.”
In this reading “Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.”
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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 In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
later than; following
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “No, I am waiting to buy your island.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “No, I am waiting to buy your island.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “To do what?”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “I thought you had gone fishing.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I thought you had gone fishing.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I thought you had gone fishing.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought you had gone fishing.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “No, I am waiting to buy your island.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I am waiting to buy your island.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In an hour she emerged, bearing a blue bowl and his bag of peas.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought you had gone fishing.”
up to a particular time
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “No, I am waiting to buy your island.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Next morning after breakfast the doctor went off to his garden, and Marvin sat down on the porch to wait till something should bring her out there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “To do what?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought you had gone fishing.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, I am waiting to buy your island.”
Chapter 21 of White Lightning by Edwin Herbert Lewis holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 21 holds 274 sentences of White Lightning, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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