Chapter 34 of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican) is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican) is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARTING. JOBE is gone. Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work. He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any. Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
Chapter 34 of Betsy Gaskins (Dimicrat), Wife of Jobe Gaskins (Republican) is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “THE PARTING.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.”
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In this reading “He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.”
In this reading “He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.”
In this reading “Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.”
to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
In this reading “Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.”
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From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
destroyed or killed
From this reading JOBE is gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOBE is gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOBE is gone.
immediately past
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
a large number or amount
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He had hunted and hunted far and near, high and low, around here for work, but couldent find any.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
the act of departing politely
From this reading THE PARTING.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Last Monday morning bright and airly he started for Lorain to find work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some one told him there was lots of work at Lorain, and poor Jobe decided he would go there.
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