Chapter 9 of A Sheaf of Corn is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Sheaf of Corn is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion. "Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon. I saw them standing about, and----" "Oh, that's all right," Lucilla said. "So long as she had them! And is that where the violets went?
Chapter 9 of A Sheaf of Corn is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “"Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.”
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading “He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.”
plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
From this reading “"Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I saw them standing about, and----" "Oh, that's all right," Lucilla said.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “I saw them standing about, and----" "Oh, that's all right," Lucilla said.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “"Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.”
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “And is that where the violets went?”
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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 He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I saw them standing about, and----" "Oh, that's all right," Lucilla said.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.
(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 I saw them standing about, and----" "Oh, that's all right," Lucilla said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So long as she had them!
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
From this reading "Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "So long as she had them!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And is that where the violets went?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "So long as she had them!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw them standing about, and----" "Oh, that's all right," Lucilla said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I saw them standing about, and----" "Oh, that's all right," Lucilla said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw them standing about, and----" "Oh, that's all right," Lucilla said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So long as she had them!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So long as she had them!
having a supporting base
From this reading I saw them standing about, and----" "Oh, that's all right," Lucilla said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And is that where the violets went?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw them standing about, and----" "Oh, that's all right," Lucilla said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Oh, grapes?" he said; "I took them this afternoon.
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading And is that where the violets went?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And is that where the violets went?
in or at the place that
From this reading And is that where the violets went?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was putting himself into his topcoat, and he reddened a little with the exertion.
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