Chapter 4 of Harvest is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Harvest is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She laughed out. "How do you know?" "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing." "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully. "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
Chapter 4 of Harvest is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “"Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “She laughed out.”
a full supply
From this reading “"But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “"That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.”
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading “"Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “"Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “"Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know?"
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How do you know?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed out.
not any; not one
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She laughed out.
a full supply
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed out.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's not pluck," she said, half scornfully.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
(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 "But if it is--well, I've got plenty of pluck of that kind.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, no one but a plucky woman could have taken this farm and be working it as you're doing."
Chapter 4 of Harvest by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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