Chapter 9 of A Yankee from the West: A Novel is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Yankee from the West: A Novel is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE OLD WOMAN'S PARLOR. It was clearly an insult to ask him to come. They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment. He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there. He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
Chapter 9 of A Yankee from the West: A Novel is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without doubt or question
From this reading “It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.”
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading “They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.”
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading “It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “IN THE OLD WOMAN'S PARLOR.”
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading “He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.”
past form of “slander” — charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
From this reading “They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “IN THE OLD WOMAN'S PARLOR.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a woman who is old
In this reading “IN THE OLD WOMAN'S PARLOR.”
In this reading “He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.”
In this reading “He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.”
In this reading “He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.”
In this reading “He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there.
a youthful male person
From this reading He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there.
without doubt or question
From this reading It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE OLD WOMAN'S PARLOR.
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading IN THE OLD WOMAN'S PARLOR.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading IN THE OLD WOMAN'S PARLOR.
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
past form of “slander” — charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
From this reading They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.
express in words
From this reading He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE OLD WOMAN'S PARLOR.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there.
in the direction of
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading They had slandered him, and now they wanted him at their entertainment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was clearly an insult to ask him to come.
at the time that
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He plowed during the afternoon, with never a look toward the house when he turned at the end of a row.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading IN THE OLD WOMAN'S PARLOR.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He told the boy to tell them that he would not be there.
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