Chapter 17 of Yonder is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Yonder is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's snow on the hill-tops," said Clara. "Yes, I saw." "Did you have a cold drive?" "I wasn't cold." "My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.
Chapter 17 of Yonder is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “"Did you have a cold drive?"”
dearly loved
From this reading “"My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “"Did you have a cold drive?"”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “"My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “"My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “"There's snow on the hill-tops," said Clara.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, I saw."”
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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 "Did you have a cold drive?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's snow on the hill-tops," said Clara.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Did you have a cold drive?"
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you have a cold drive?"
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Did you have a cold drive?"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Did you have a cold drive?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's snow on the hill-tops," said Clara.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I saw."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's snow on the hill-tops," said Clara.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's snow on the hill-tops," said Clara.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Yes, I saw."
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "There's snow on the hill-tops," said Clara.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's snow on the hill-tops," said Clara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's snow on the hill-tops," said Clara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wasn't cold."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I saw."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you have a cold drive?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear, your hands are like bits of ice.
Chapter 17 of Yonder by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 17 holds 169 sentences of Yonder, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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