Chapter 10 of Caleb Conover, Railroader is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Caleb Conover, Railroader is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANICE INTERVENES “You wrote them? _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand. “Yes,” she said, “I wrote them. And I wrote one to Mr. Ansel. He was wiser than you.
Chapter 10 of Caleb Conover, Railroader is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “_You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.”
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading “ANICE INTERVENES “You wrote them?”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “_You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.”
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “_You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.”
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading “_You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “_You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.”
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “He was wiser than you.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “ANICE INTERVENES “You wrote them?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.
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From this reading ANICE INTERVENES “You wrote them?
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From this reading And I wrote one to Mr. Ansel.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was wiser than you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “I wrote them.
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading ANICE INTERVENES “You wrote them?
a form of address for a man
From this reading And I wrote one to Mr. Ansel.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And I wrote one to Mr. Ansel.
above and across; more than
From this reading _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “I wrote them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “I wrote them.
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was wiser than you.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ANICE INTERVENES “You wrote them?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading _You_ wrote them?” muttered Standish, over and over, stupid, dazed, refusing to believe, to understand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was wiser than you.
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading He was wiser than you.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading ANICE INTERVENES “You wrote them?
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “I wrote them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ANICE INTERVENES “You wrote them?
Chapter 10 of Caleb Conover, Railroader by Albert Payson Terhune holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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 285 sentences of Caleb Conover, Railroader, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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