Chapter 10 of Heart of the Blue Ridge is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Heart of the Blue Ridge is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him. "An' the furrin woman!" he muttered. Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy. "Quick!" Josephine urged.
Chapter 10 of Heart of the Blue Ridge is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.”
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading “Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.”
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading “The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"An' the furrin woman!" he muttered.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Josephine urged.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An' the furrin woman!" he muttered.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.
bottle that has a narrow neck
From this reading Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' the furrin woman!" he muttered.
a long fixed look
From this reading The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.
a young female
From this reading The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "An' the furrin woman!" he muttered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Josephine urged.
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "An' the furrin woman!" he muttered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Quick!"
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Josephine urged.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The castaway's gaze went to the girl kneeling beside him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Florence came running with the flask, which was full of brandy.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "An' the furrin woman!" he muttered.
Chapter 10 of Heart of the Blue Ridge by Waldron Baily holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 272 sentences of Heart of the Blue Ridge, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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