Chapter 10 of A Rebellion in Dixie is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Rebellion in Dixie is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CALE WANTS A MULE. “I am to go to the quartermaster, am I? It is his business to give the muels out, is it? He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me. I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
Chapter 10 of A Rebellion in Dixie is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “It is his business to give the muels out, is it?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “It is his business to give the muels out, is it?”
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading “He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.”
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “CALE WANTS A MULE.”
an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
From this reading ““I am to go to the quartermaster, am I?”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.”
male cat
From this reading “He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “CALE WANTS A MULE.”
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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 CALE WANTS A MULE.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am to go to the quartermaster, am I?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It is his business to give the muels out, is it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CALE WANTS A MULE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
divisible by two
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It is his business to give the muels out, is it?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I am to go to the quartermaster, am I?
the act of departing
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is his business to give the muels out, is it?
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am to go to the quartermaster, am I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is his business to give the muels out, is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is his business to give the muels out, is it?
and nothing more
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is his business to give the muels out, is it?
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading CALE WANTS A MULE.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is his business to give the muels out, is it?
an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
From this reading “I am to go to the quartermaster, am I?
show unwillingness towards
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am to go to the quartermaster, am I?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am to go to the quartermaster, am I?
male cat
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading CALE WANTS A MULE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He give one to that Tom Howe and never asked what he was going to do with him, and now he had to go and refuse to give one to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll get even with you, Mr. Sprague, for that, and you just see if I don’t.”
Chapter 10 of A Rebellion in Dixie by Harry Castlemon holds 275 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.
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