Chapter 19 of Hiram the Young Farmer is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Hiram the Young Farmer is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed. Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up. Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news. “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded. “Well, that's 'tarnal bad!
Chapter 19 of Hiram the Young Farmer is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading “HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.”
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading “Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.”
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.”
convert food into absorbable substances
From this reading “Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.”
put a harness
From this reading “HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.”
garments that must be repaired
From this reading “HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.”
United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
From this reading “HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.”
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading “Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.”
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Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Well, that's 'tarnal bad!
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
convert food into absorbable substances
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.
set up or found
From this reading HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
put a harness
From this reading HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
garments that must be repaired
From this reading HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
From this reading HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.
with honesty
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
get rid of
From this reading HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, that's 'tarnal bad!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, that's 'tarnal bad!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIRAM found Abel Pollock mending harness in the shed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Pollock scratched his head, listened attentively, and then sat down to digest the news.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.
(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 “Well, that's 'tarnal bad!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hiram opened his business bluntly, and told the farmer what was up.
at the time that
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You gotter move--jest when you've got rightly settled on that place?” he demanded.
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