Chapter 5 of A Mountain Woman is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Mountain Woman is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand. Sometimes he dozed heavily in his chair. But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town. He went to the bank which held his notes. “I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.
Chapter 5 of A Mountain Woman is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “He went to the bank which held his notes.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading ““I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.”
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading “Sometimes he dozed heavily in his chair.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “Sometimes he dozed heavily in his chair.”
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading “But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading ““I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “He went to the bank which held his notes.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He went to the bank which held his notes.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Sometimes he dozed heavily in his chair.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading Sometimes he dozed heavily in his chair.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he dozed heavily in his chair.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Sometimes he dozed heavily in his chair.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He went to the bank which held his notes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand.
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
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From this reading “I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand.
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From this reading Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading He went to the bank which held his notes.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes he dozed heavily in his chair.
in the near future
From this reading “I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But he did not go to bed; and the next morning he hitched up his horses and rode to town.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went to the bank which held his notes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He went to the bank which held his notes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim sat all night with this letter in his hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I'll confess judgment as soon as you like,” he said.
Chapter 5 of A Mountain Woman by Elia Wilkinson Peattie holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 190 sentences of A Mountain Woman, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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