Chapter 10 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good land! Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How. Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny." The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses. Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
Chapter 10 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
From this reading “The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.”
the harvesting of hay
From this reading “The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.”
for the most part
From this reading “Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.”
a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
From this reading “Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."”
being five more than thirty
From this reading “Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.”
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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 Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good land!
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
the harvesting of hay
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Good land!
for the most part
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
the force of workers available
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men came clumping in, talking about haying and horses.
being five more than thirty
From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading Why, y' mus' be thirty-five, How.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Must 'a' dis'p'inted y'r mam not to have a young 'un to call 'er granny."
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Some of the older ones Howard knew and greeted, but the younger ones were mainly too much changed.
Chapter 10 of Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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