Chapter 10 of Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild? Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in. Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.' Oh, my! they're up now." "I wasn't going to ask that."
Chapter 10 of Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.”
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading “Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'”
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading “Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “"Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?”
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I wasn't going to ask that."
for the reason that
From this reading Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
a quad with a square body
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
the act of departing
From this reading "I wasn't going to ask that."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wasn't going to ask that."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, my! they're up now."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Oh, my! they're up now."
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
express in words
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I wasn't going to ask that."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, my! they're up now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pop-a says: 'Oh, let 'em sow their wild oats early, like me; so deep they'll never come up.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wasn't going to ask that."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "Tell me first," said Hugh, "why his two brothers----" "Are so wild?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because pop-a won't allow mom-a to hold them in.
Chapter 10 of Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi by George Washington Cable holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 10 holds 405 sentences of Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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