Chapter 26 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him. "Oh, I'm all right now," the sick man said. "Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we? We never can hate or ridicule them again." "Yes, Robert.
Chapter 26 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading “"Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?”
offensively bold
From this reading “"I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “We never can hate or ridicule them again."”
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “"Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?”
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
From this reading “We never can hate or ridicule them again."”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “"I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Oh, I'm all right now," the sick man said.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.”
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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 "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
anew
From this reading We never can hate or ridicule them again."
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading "Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?
(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 "Oh, I'm all right now," the sick man said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
offensively bold
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We never can hate or ridicule them again."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading We never can hate or ridicule them again."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right now," the sick man said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right now," the sick man said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading "Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We never can hate or ridicule them again."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right now," the sick man said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right now," the sick man said.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We never can hate or ridicule them again."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
From this reading We never can hate or ridicule them again."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right now," the sick man said.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right now," the sick man said.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right now," the sick man said.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We never can hate or ridicule them again."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
at the time that
From this reading "Matie," the alien cried, when William had gone, "we know our neighbors now, don't we?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd know but we was a little brash about goin' out," William said to him, as Robert lay there smiling up at him.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Robert.
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