Chapter 11 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll go out and see them." He turned suddenly. "Mother, why should Grant treat me so? Have I deserved it?" Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.
Chapter 11 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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properly deserved
From this reading “Have I deserved it?"”
let have
From this reading “"Mother, why should Grant treat me so?”
the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
From this reading “Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “He turned suddenly.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “"Mother, why should Grant treat me so?”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “He turned suddenly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll go out and see them."
properly deserved
From this reading Have I deserved it?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll go out and see them."
let have
From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I deserved it?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned suddenly.
the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
From this reading Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I deserved it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go out and see them."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have I deserved it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I'll go out and see them."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'll go out and see them."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Mrs. McLane sighed in pathetic hopelessness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He turned suddenly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'll go out and see them."
interact in a certain way
From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned suddenly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Mother, why should Grant treat me so?
Chapter 11 of Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 11 holds 230 sentences of Main-Travelled Roads, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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