Chapter 9 of Back to God's Country and Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Back to God's Country and Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette. Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said: "I never thought you'd have a love affair, Bucky!" "Neither did I," chuckled Severn. "Ain't it a wonder, doc?
Chapter 9 of Back to God's Country and Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “"Neither did I," chuckled Severn.”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “"That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.”
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading “Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Ain't it a wonder, doc?”
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading “"That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “"That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.”
a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
From this reading “"Neither did I," chuckled Severn.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:”
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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 "That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "I never thought you'd have a love affair, Bucky!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ain't it a wonder, doc?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never thought you'd have a love affair, Bucky!"
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "Neither did I," chuckled Severn.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading "That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Neither did I," chuckled Severn.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Ain't it a wonder, doc?
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I never thought you'd have a love affair, Bucky!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never thought you'd have a love affair, Bucky!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading "That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I never thought you'd have a love affair, Bucky!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither did I," chuckled Severn.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never thought you'd have a love affair, Bucky!"
uttered with a trill
From this reading "That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.
a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
From this reading "Neither did I," chuckled Severn.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he laughed, as the sick man finished another coughing spell, and said:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never thought you'd have a love affair, Bucky!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it," said Weyman, rolling and lighting a cigarette.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Ain't it a wonder, doc?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never thought you'd have a love affair, Bucky!"
Chapter 9 of Back to God's Country and Other Stories by James Oliver Curwood holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 417 sentences of Back to God's Country and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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