Chapter 11 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GUEST DEPARTS "Well, mother! What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?" "Don't speak to me, John Benton. This is no time for fooling. Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
Chapter 11 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading “"Don't speak to me, John Benton.”
third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “THE GUEST DEPARTS "Well, mother!”
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading “This is no time for fooling.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “THE GUEST DEPARTS "Well, mother!”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.”
measure the depth of something
From this reading “Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.”
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.
eliminate
In this reading “Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading "Don't speak to me, John Benton.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading THE GUEST DEPARTS "Well, mother!
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't speak to me, John Benton.
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading This is no time for fooling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is no time for fooling.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading THE GUEST DEPARTS "Well, mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is no time for fooling.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Don't speak to me, John Benton.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE GUEST DEPARTS "Well, mother!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
not any; not one
From this reading This is no time for fooling.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
measure the depth of something
From this reading Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
express in speech
From this reading "Don't speak to me, John Benton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUEST DEPARTS "Well, mother!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
up to a particular time
From this reading Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This is no time for fooling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't speak to me, John Benton.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
(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 THE GUEST DEPARTS "Well, mother!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Not till I've got my breath, knocked out of me by the plumb wickedness of this world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you doing, waking me out of my beauty sleep, this way?"
Chapter 11 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch by Evelyn Raymond holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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