Chapter 10 of Ben Stone at Oakdale is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Ben Stone at Oakdale is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STONE’S STORY. “That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat. “Tell me the whole business. Fire away, old man.” As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
Chapter 10 of Ben Stone at Oakdale is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.”
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading “As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.”
having a part of the body crippled or disabled
From this reading “As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.”
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading ““That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading ““That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.”
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.”
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In this reading “As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.”
anew
In this reading “As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.”
a man who is very old
In this reading “Fire away, old man.””
In this reading ““Tell me the whole business.”
In this reading ““That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
from appearances alone
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fire away, old man.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Tell me the whole business.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Fire away, old man.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.
held up in the air
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Fire away, old man.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me the whole business.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
having a part of the body crippled or disabled
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Fire away, old man.”
on one occasion
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
above and across; more than
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading STONE’S STORY.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading STONE’S STORY.
express in words
From this reading “Tell me the whole business.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tell me the whole business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading As Ben seemed hesitating over the beginning of the story, Roger observed that, with an apparently unconscious movement, he once more lifted his hand to his mutilated ear.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “Tell me the whole business.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That’s right,” cried Roger, with satisfaction, resuming his seat.
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