Chapter 10 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I ain't got no best girl!" "Ye're in luck," groaned Dan. "This may break pore Mame's heart. When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her." Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."
Chapter 10 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “"This may break pore Mame's heart.”
highest in quality
From this reading “When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “"Ye're in luck," groaned Dan.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"Ye're in luck," groaned Dan.”
a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
From this reading “Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."”
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading “"This may break pore Mame's heart.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."”
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From this reading "I ain't got no best girl!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "I ain't got no best girl!"
terminate
From this reading "This may break pore Mame's heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye're in luck," groaned Dan.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
a young female
From this reading "I ain't got no best girl!"
destroyed or killed
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I ain't got no best girl!"
highest in quality
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading "Ye're in luck," groaned Dan.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "This may break pore Mame's heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't got no best girl!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ye're in luck," groaned Dan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Ye're in luck," groaned Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This may break pore Mame's heart.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "This may break pore Mame's heart.
not any; not one
From this reading "I ain't got no best girl!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
From this reading Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading "This may break pore Mame's heart.
in the near future
From this reading Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."
To recall to mind.
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
a special situation
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This may break pore Mame's heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
at the time that
From this reading When I'm gone, she'll remember that onst I was the greatest thing on this green earth to her."
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From this reading "Ye're in luck," groaned Dan.
Chapter 10 of Bunch Grass by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 10 holds 401 sentences of Bunch Grass, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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