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Chapter 10 of Flute and Violin, and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas. "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago. "Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory." "My country!" The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.
Chapter 10 of Flute and Violin, and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.”
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “"Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.”
construct, build, or erect
From this reading “"Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “"Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas.”
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading “"Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."”
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading “"Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas.”
characterized by resonance
From this reading “The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.”
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
From this reading “"Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."
in the past
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."
construct, build, or erect
From this reading "Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading "Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My country!"
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading "Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.
characterized by resonance
From this reading The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Your country," shouted Nicholas, close to his ear, "your country--will erect a monument--to your memory."
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ha?" exclaimed the veteran, whom the shock of battle had made deaf long ago.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words were shot out with a reverberating, melancholy boom.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your grateful country will do that," said Nicholas.
Chapter 10 of Flute and Violin, and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances by James Lane Allen holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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