Chapter 14 of Lahoma is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Lahoma is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WRITING HOME "Dear Brick and Bill: "I don't know what to tell first. It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful. The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them. They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
Chapter 14 of Lahoma is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading “The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them.”
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “WRITING HOME "Dear Brick and Bill:”
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “WRITING HOME "Dear Brick and Bill:”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “WRITING HOME "Dear Brick and Bill:”
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them.
(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 It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WRITING HOME "Dear Brick and Bill:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading WRITING HOME "Dear Brick and Bill:
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading WRITING HOME "Dear Brick and Bill:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
dearly loved
From this reading WRITING HOME "Dear Brick and Bill:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know what to tell first.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I don't know what to tell first.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WRITING HOME "Dear Brick and Bill:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know what to tell first.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
and nothing more
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know what to tell first.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
express in words
From this reading "I don't know what to tell first.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know what to tell first.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
hard to endure
From this reading They pride themselves on these things and on being amongst them, and I am trying to learn to do that, too.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading The people want it to be so; they act, and think according to the things around them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know what to tell first.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It's all so strange and grand--the people are just people, but the things are wonderful.
the act of creating written works
From this reading WRITING HOME "Dear Brick and Bill:
Chapter 14 of Lahoma by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 14 holds 185 sentences of Lahoma, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Lahoma by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 185 sentences, grouped into 37 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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