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Chapter 5 of A Son of the Hills is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So you've come home to be fed, eh?" Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly. "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place. She certainly is a techersome woman but a powerful good manager." "Where's the buttermilk?"
Chapter 5 of A Son of the Hills is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading “"I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.”
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “"I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.”
residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
From this reading “"I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.”
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “"I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.”
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading “"I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.”
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading “Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.”
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “"I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.”
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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 Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "So you've come home to be fed, eh?"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She certainly is a techersome woman but a powerful good manager."
residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading She certainly is a techersome woman but a powerful good manager."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "So you've come home to be fed, eh?"
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From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
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From this reading "So you've come home to be fed, eh?"
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading "So you've come home to be fed, eh?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She certainly is a techersome woman but a powerful good manager."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "So you've come home to be fed, eh?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
in a flattering and ingratiating manner
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She certainly is a techersome woman but a powerful good manager."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading She certainly is a techersome woman but a powerful good manager."
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading She certainly is a techersome woman but a powerful good manager."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She certainly is a techersome woman but a powerful good manager."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you've come home to be fed, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She certainly is a techersome woman but a powerful good manager."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So you've come home to be fed, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I sho' have," he replied; "it smells like ash cakes, and I've brought a bucket of buttermilk from ole Mis' Walden's place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where's the buttermilk?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Martin Morley slunk into a chair and eyed the woman by the cook-stove ingratiatingly.
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From this reading "So you've come home to be fed, eh?"
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