Chapter 7 of Bennie Ben Cree is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Bennie Ben Cree is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JAMES--CONCLUSION. |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway. It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation. There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows. We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.
Chapter 7 of Bennie Ben Cree is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “JAMES--CONCLUSION.”
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.”
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading “There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “|We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “|We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.”
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading “There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.”
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “|We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.”
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.
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In this reading “There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.”
In this reading “We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.”
In this reading “We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.”
the chief executive department of the United States government
In this reading “There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.”
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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 It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
on or to one side
From this reading We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading JAMES--CONCLUSION.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JAMES--CONCLUSION.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
set afire or burning
From this reading There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading We had slipped aside, hearing the sound of a galloping horse.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading |We left the railroad behind us and took that northern highway.
at the time that
From this reading It was still early in the night when we passed a big plantation.
a Caucasian
From this reading There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a white house hack from the road, with pillars and lighted windows.
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