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Chapter 10 of Abner Daniel: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said. “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.” Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits. He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly. “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
Chapter 10 of Abner Daniel: A Novel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.”
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading “Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.”
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading “He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading ““You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.””
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading “Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.”
withdraw from an organization or communion
From this reading “Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.”
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading ““I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.”
time long past
From this reading ““You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.””
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In this reading “He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.”
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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 silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
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From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
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From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
a long fixed look
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
withdraw from an organization or communion
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “I reckon me 'n' you has about the same suspicions,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Abner began to chew the splinter and spit out the broken bits.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was silent, under Pole's anxious gaze, for a minute, and then he laughed dryly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
time long past
From this reading “You jest want to feel shore o' yore ground.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I see what you are a-drivin' at,” he said.
Chapter 10 of Abner Daniel: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 10 holds 416 sentences of Abner Daniel: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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