Chapter 7 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But your friends?" I interrupted. "My friends? Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends. Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.
Chapter 7 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.”
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “I interrupted.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But your friends?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "But your friends?"
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I interrupted.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading I interrupted.
immediately past
From this reading Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My friends?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
by chance
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
at the time that
From this reading Well, I was at my last gasp when I crawled up to your barn.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, I had friends; but perhaps you will understand me, having seen to what depths I fell, that I couldn't bring myself to apply to my friends.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But your friends?"
Chapter 7 of Bunch Grass by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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