Chapter 2 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“G’MORNIN’, Marse Hardin.” “Howdy, Sandy. Where did you come from? I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.” “Nor sir, nor sir.
Chapter 2 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.””
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.””
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.””
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.””
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Howdy, Sandy.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading ““Howdy, Sandy.”
term of address for a man
From this reading ““Nor sir, nor sir.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.””
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.
In this reading “Where did you come from?”
move out and leave nothing behind
In this reading “I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.””
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.
rid of obstructions
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where did you come from?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did you come from?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where did you come from?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “G’MORNIN’, Marse Hardin.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “G’MORNIN’, Marse Hardin.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Howdy, Sandy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “G’MORNIN’, Marse Hardin.”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Nor sir, nor sir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “Howdy, Sandy.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Nor sir, nor sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did you come from?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where did you come from?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought you’d gone clear out of the country, for good.”
Chapter 2 of As the hart panteth by Hallie Erminie Rives holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 2 holds 91 sentences of As the hart panteth, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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