Chapter 14 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dead struck on Mints, ain't ye?" "I am," said Smoky laconically. "Told her so--hay?" "'Bout a million times." "What does she say?"
Chapter 14 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “"'Bout a million times."”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “"Dead struck on Mints, ain't ye?"”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “"Told her so--hay?"”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “"'Bout a million times."”
plural of “mint” — (often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"Dead struck on Mints, ain't ye?"”
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading “"I am," said Smoky laconically.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “"Dead struck on Mints, ain't ye?"”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “"'Bout a million times."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "'Bout a million times."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dead struck on Mints, ain't ye?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am," said Smoky laconically.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading "'Bout a million times."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Dead struck on Mints, ain't ye?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does she say?"
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading "Told her so--hay?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Told her so--hay?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am," said Smoky laconically.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading "I am," said Smoky laconically.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading "'Bout a million times."
plural of “mint” — (often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "Dead struck on Mints, ain't ye?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Dead struck on Mints, ain't ye?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am," said Smoky laconically.
express in words
From this reading "What does she say?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What does she say?"
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading "I am," said Smoky laconically.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Told her so--hay?"
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "Dead struck on Mints, ain't ye?"
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "'Bout a million times."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Told her so--hay?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does she say?"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Dead struck on Mints, ain't ye?"
Chapter 14 of Bunch Grass by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 405 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 14 holds 405 sentences of Bunch Grass, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Bunch Grass by Horace Annesley Vachell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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