Chapter 11 of By Shore and Sedge is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of By Shore and Sedge is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder. "That's it. That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'. 'Speak out,' sez I, 'Abner! Speak out if you've got anything to say.
Chapter 11 of By Shore and Sedge is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.”
express in speech
From this reading “'Speak out,' sez I, 'Abner!”
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From this reading 'Speak out,' sez I, 'Abner!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
any thing at all
From this reading Speak out if you've got anything to say.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Speak out if you've got anything to say.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
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From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Speak out if you've got anything to say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's it.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
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From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Speak out,' sez I, 'Abner!
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From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
express in words
From this reading Speak out if you've got anything to say.
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From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
a small hard fruit
From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
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From this reading 'Speak out,' sez I, 'Abner!
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
express in speech
From this reading 'Speak out,' sez I, 'Abner!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
at the time that
From this reading That's what I sed to myself when I seed how things were pintin'.
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From this reading Speak out if you've got anything to say.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Mr. Nott leaned forward, and placed his large hand on the young man's shoulder.
Chapter 11 of By Shore and Sedge by Bret Harte holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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