Chapter 10 of Gleaner Tales is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Gleaner Tales is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood. “All away?” he asked. “All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.” Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch. “Do you know that?”
Chapter 10 of Gleaner Tales is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.”
object formed by a mold
From this reading “Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.”
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.”
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading “Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.”
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading ““All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.””
a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
From this reading “Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.”
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 ““All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.””
In this reading “Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.”
In this reading “Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.”
In this reading “Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.”
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 Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.”
(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 “All away?” he asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “All away?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “All away?” he asked.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
object formed by a mold
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know that?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
apart from; not including
From this reading “All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “All away?” he asked.
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
a social unit living together
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you know that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.”
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading “All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading Casting a suspicious glance round, the Indian drew something out of his pouch.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you know that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
at the time that
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
which person or people
From this reading “All except mother, who is having her afternoon nap.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maggie was busy with household duties when Hemlock entered and sat down near the table at which she stood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you know that?”
Chapter 10 of Gleaner Tales by Robert Sellar 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 10 holds 144 sentences of Gleaner Tales, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Gleaner Tales by Robert Sellar 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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