Chapter 2 of From Missouri is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of From Missouri is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ... An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.” “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference. I owe him everything. I would—but I don’t believe you are he.”
Chapter 2 of From Missouri is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 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.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading ““Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.””
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading ““I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...”
occurring by chance
From this reading ““I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading ““I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.””
United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
From this reading ““Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...”
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 ““Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.”
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 “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I would—but I don’t believe you are he.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I would—but I don’t believe you are he.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I would—but I don’t believe you are he.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would—but I don’t believe you are he.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I owe him everything.
set up or found
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I would—but I don’t believe you are he.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I owe him everything.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
occurring by chance
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
engage in
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.”
United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
at the time that
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
which person or people
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Tex, if you really were Frank Owens, _that_ would make a great difference.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I shore am thet lucky man who found you a job when you was sick an’ needed a change ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ thet you’ve grown so pretty an’ so well you owe all to me.”
Chapter 2 of From Missouri by Zane Grey holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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 472 sentences of From Missouri, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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