Chapter 4 of Historic Tales — Vol. 09 is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Historic Tales — Vol. 09 is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink." "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?" "Men," said the boy. "How many?" "Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."
Chapter 4 of Historic Tales — Vol. 09 is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “"So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “"Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “"Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."”
take in liquids
From this reading “"Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."”
take in solid food
From this reading “"Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."”
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “"Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “"Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"”
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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 "Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."
(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 "Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Men," said the boy.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
take in liquids
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
take in solid food
From this reading "Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How many?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "How many?"
the force of workers available
From this reading "Men," said the boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Men," said the boy.
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Enough to eat up in a single dinner all brother Halfdan's cows."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
at the time that
From this reading "Enough cows to cover the shores of the headland when they went to the water to drink."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So; one wants land and the other cattle; and what do you want, Harold?"
Chapter 4 of Historic Tales — Vol. 09 by Charles Morris holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 418 sentences of Historic Tales — Vol. 09, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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