Chapter 8 of John March, Southerner is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of John March, Southerner is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke." "Hem! No, I was merely clearing my throat. "I can do it. I'll do it alone.
Chapter 8 of John March, Southerner is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “I'll do it alone.”
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “No, I was merely clearing my throat.”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “"Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."”
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading “"Hem!”
and nothing more
From this reading “No, I was merely clearing my throat.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “"Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “"Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “No, I was merely clearing my throat.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading I'll do it alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can do it.
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading No, I was merely clearing my throat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I can do it.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading "Hem!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll do it alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can do it.
and nothing more
From this reading No, I was merely clearing my throat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No, I was merely clearing my throat.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
not any; not one
From this reading No, I was merely clearing my throat.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading No, I was merely clearing my throat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, I was merely clearing my throat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sir?" said the neighbor at his elbow, "O excu--I thought you spoke."
Chapter 8 of John March, Southerner by George Washington Cable holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 406 sentences of John March, Southerner, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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