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Danny's Own Story
Danny's Own Story

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Danny's Own Story is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 18 of Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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.

What does chapter 18 of Danny's Own Story contain?

Chapter 18 holds 113 sentences of Danny's Own Story, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 18 of Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 113 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in Danny's Own Story

Words and structures a reader meets early in Danny's Own Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Always
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Aggervation
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Mixed
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Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.
We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.
Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.
They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.
After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.
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Danny's Own Story

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Danny's Own Story is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.
Line 2
We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.
Line 3
Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.
Line 4
They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.
Line 5
After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.”

All words in this reading · 75

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a

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

acquainted

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

acrost

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

After

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

all

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

and

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

anywheres

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

at

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

best

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

buttermilk

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

corn-bread

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

couple

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

Daddy

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

day

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

dinner

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

eat

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

eats

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

em

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

ever

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

farm

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

feller

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

front

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

fur

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

gets

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

got

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

greens

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

had

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

help

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

him

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

his

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

his'n

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

house

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

I

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

if

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

in

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

kitchen

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

lived

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

man

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

named

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

never

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

nicer

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

niggers

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

of

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

Old

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

only

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

or

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

our

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

out

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

pie

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

pork

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

potato

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

real

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

run

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

Sam

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

sets

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

sweet

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

talking

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From this reading After we eats our dinner and Sam gets his'n out to the kitchen, we sets out in front of the house and gets to talking with them, and gets real well acquainted.

than

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

that

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

the

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

their

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

them

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

they

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

to

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

was

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

we

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

Well

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

Which

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

wife

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

with

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From this reading Well, we had pork and greens fur dinner that day, with the best corn-bread I ever eat anywheres, and buttermilk, and sweet potato pie.

Withers

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From this reading We got 'em at the house of a feller named Withers--Old Daddy Withers.

Witherses

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From this reading They lived all alone, them Witherses, with only a couple of niggers to help them run their farm.

woman

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.

yet

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From this reading Which if they was ever a nicer old man than him, or a nicer old woman than his wife, I never run acrost 'em yet.