Chapter 14 of Carson of Red River is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Carson of Red River is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge. When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod. “You cut them potatoes?” “I expect you ate some for supper.” “Maybe so,” agreed the smith.
Chapter 14 of Carson of Red River is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading ““I expect you ate some for supper.””
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.”
create by hammering
From this reading “THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.”
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading ““You cut them potatoes?””
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading ““I expect you ate some for supper.””
In this reading “THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Maybe so,” agreed the smith.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “I expect you ate some for supper.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “You cut them potatoes?”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I expect you ate some for supper.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I expect you ate some for supper.”
create by hammering
From this reading THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I expect you ate some for supper.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe so,” agreed the smith.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.
express or signify by nodding
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “You cut them potatoes?”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Maybe so,” agreed the smith.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “I expect you ate some for supper.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You cut them potatoes?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE WATER CURE In the morning Kit went to the forge.
at the time that
From this reading When he arrived the smith was pulling about some iron, but by and by he gave Kit a nod.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You cut them potatoes?”
Chapter 14 of Carson of Red River by Harold Bindloss holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 201 sentences of Carson of Red River, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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