Chapter 10 of Winter Fun is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Winter Fun is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DEER-HUNT ON THE CRUST. That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse. It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day. Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming." Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
Chapter 10 of Winter Fun is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading “THE DEER-HUNT ON THE CRUST.”
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.”
house for a farmer and family
From this reading “That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.”
an established custom
From this reading “Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."”
-ing form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.”
In this reading “Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.”
In this reading “That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.”
In this reading “Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."”
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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 That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
later than; following
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
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From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading THE DEER-HUNT ON THE CRUST.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEER-HUNT ON THE CRUST.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
house for a farmer and family
From this reading That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
an established custom
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DEER-HUNT ON THE CRUST.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.
above and across; more than
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
-ing form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
express in words
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEER-HUNT ON THE CRUST.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It really seemed as if there had been excitement enough for one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vosh Stebbins came over after supper, and he met Deacon Farnham at the gate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Saturday afternoon was a quiet one at the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Still, as aunt Judith was in the habit of remarking,-- "Sometimes you can't always tell for sure what's a-coming."
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