Chapter 19 of Dixie Hart is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Dixie Hart is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn. In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless. It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle. The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy. "Hello!
Chapter 19 of Dixie Hart is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.”
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading “It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.”
tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
From this reading “The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.”
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading “It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.”
past form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading “In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.”
changing location rapidly
From this reading “The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.”
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
From this reading “It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.”
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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 In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
later than; following
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
a small house with a single story
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
past form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
not in physical motion
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
changing location rapidly
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
at the time that
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
Chapter 19 of Dixie Hart by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 19 holds 144 sentences of Dixie Hart, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Dixie Hart by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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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