Chapter 2 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What's the trouble, Carl?" "O! Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes. "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen. "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
Chapter 2 of Cudjo's Cave is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.”
being very thin
From this reading “Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.”
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading “Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.”
construct, build, or erect
From this reading “Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “"Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “"The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.”
presiding officer of a school
From this reading “"The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
being very thin
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the trouble, Carl?"
clothing in general
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
construct, build, or erect
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O!
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
unhealthy looking
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
presiding officer of a school
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
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From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
carry out
From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the trouble, Carl?"
a source of difficulty
From this reading "What's the trouble, Carl?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "The schoolmaster--that is the trouble!" and he hastily related what he had seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the trouble, Carl?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wouldn't take the pistol? the fool!" muttered the farmer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mishter Stackridge! is it you?" said Carl, as the figure stood erect in the dim light,--sallow, bony, grim, attired in coarse clothes.
Chapter 2 of Cudjo's Cave by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 2 holds 383 sentences of Cudjo's Cave, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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