Chapter 21 of Broken to the Plow A Novel is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Broken to the Plow A Novel is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That night Storch confirmed Fred's intuitions. He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese: "I have planned everything for Saturday." Fred cut himself a slice of bread. "So I understand," he said, coldly.
Chapter 21 of Broken to the Plow A Novel is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading “He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “"So I understand," he said, coldly.”
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading “That night Storch confirmed Fred's intuitions.”
a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
From this reading “He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:”
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:”
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “"I have planned everything for Saturday."”
a share of something
From this reading “Fred cut himself a slice of bread.”
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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 He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading "So I understand," he said, coldly.
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading That night Storch confirmed Fred's intuitions.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Fred cut himself a slice of bread.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I have planned everything for Saturday."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have planned everything for Saturday."
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From this reading Fred cut himself a slice of bread.
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From this reading That night Storch confirmed Fred's intuitions.
a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have planned everything for Saturday."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fred cut himself a slice of bread.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have planned everything for Saturday."
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
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From this reading That night Storch confirmed Fred's intuitions.
a particular point in time
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night Storch confirmed Fred's intuitions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fred cut himself a slice of bread.
above and across; more than
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading "I have planned everything for Saturday."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said, pausing a moment over gulping his inevitable bread and cheese:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "I have planned everything for Saturday."
a share of something
From this reading Fred cut himself a slice of bread.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I understand," he said, coldly.
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From this reading That night Storch confirmed Fred's intuitions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Storch confirmed Fred's intuitions.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "So I understand," he said, coldly.
Chapter 21 of Broken to the Plow A Novel by Charles Caldwell Dobie holds 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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.
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