Chapter 9 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?” “Oh, they have threated us before. But something has allus come up. We haven't been driv' off.” “But this time it's going to happen!
Chapter 9 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading ““But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?””
the act of departing
From this reading ““But this time it's going to happen!”
come to pass
From this reading ““But this time it's going to happen!”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading ““But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?””
possession of controlling influence
From this reading ““But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But something has allus come up.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading ““But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?””
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading ““But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?””
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From this reading But something has allus come up.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We haven't been driv' off.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Oh, they have threated us before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But something has allus come up.
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From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
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From this reading We haven't been driv' off.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
the act of departing
From this reading “But this time it's going to happen!
come to pass
From this reading “But this time it's going to happen!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But something has allus come up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, they have threated us before.
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From this reading We haven't been driv' off.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
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From this reading “But this time it's going to happen!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, they have threated us before.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But something has allus come up.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, they have threated us before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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From this reading “Oh, they have threated us before.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “But this time it's going to happen!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But something has allus come up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, they have threated us before.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We haven't been driv' off.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But don't you understand that this man is here with full power from the state to put you off this island?”
Chapter 9 of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast by Holman Day holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 409 sentences of Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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