Chapter 10 of Floyd Grandon's Honor is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Floyd Grandon's Honor is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE. Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's. Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside. One is from Eugene. That improvident young man is out of money.
Chapter 10 of Floyd Grandon's Honor is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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present reasons and arguments
From this reading “I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.”
on or to one side
From this reading “Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.”
without care or concern
From this reading “Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.”
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading “One is from Eugene.”
German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
From this reading “I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
present reasons and arguments
From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
on or to one side
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
without care or concern
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading One is from Eugene.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One is from Eugene.
German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)
From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
not provident; not providing for the future
From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One is from Eugene.
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
the literary culture
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One is from Eugene.
and nothing more
From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
above and across; more than
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
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