Chapter 10 of Chums in Dixie is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Chums in Dixie is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute. "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil. "That cain't be so. My folks never comes up this far. Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
Chapter 10 of Chums in Dixie is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “"Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.”
your parents
From this reading “My folks never comes up this far.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.”
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading “WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.”
a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
From this reading “Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.”
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.”
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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 WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
later than; following
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
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From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
a youthful male person
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
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From this reading "That cain't be so.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading My folks never comes up this far.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading My folks never comes up this far.
your parents
From this reading My folks never comes up this far.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My folks never comes up this far.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My folks never comes up this far.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
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From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That cain't be so.
a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That cain't be so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My folks never comes up this far.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My folks never comes up this far.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE SLEEPER AWOKE "That's what it is, sah; a dawg!" said Tony, after listening for a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then we must be closer to your people than you thought," remarked Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yuh see, it sorter lies atween the town up yander, an' our diggin's," the swamp boy explained.
Chapter 10 of Chums in Dixie by St. George Rathborne holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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.
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