Chapter 20 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She flushed red. "I never had any such talks with you." He pursued his advantage. "Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you." "I didn't; no such thing.
Chapter 20 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “He pursued his advantage.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “She flushed red.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “"Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “He pursued his advantage.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “She flushed red.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “"I never had any such talks with you."”
a special situation
From this reading “"I didn't; no such thing.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."”
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading He pursued his advantage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I never had any such talks with you."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't; no such thing.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading She flushed red.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I never had any such talks with you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pursued his advantage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pursued his advantage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never had any such talks with you."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never had any such talks with you."
not any; not one
From this reading "I didn't; no such thing.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading "Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."
a person who is being chased
From this reading He pursued his advantage.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading She flushed red.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She flushed red.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I never had any such talks with you."
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading "I never had any such talks with you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."
a special situation
From this reading "I didn't; no such thing.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I never had any such talks with you."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, you did, and you took pains that I should see you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I never had any such talks with you."
Chapter 20 of Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 20 holds 226 sentences of Main-Travelled Roads, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 226 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.
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