Chapter 27 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sanford. Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily. "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare. Can't you wait till to-morrow? Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.
Chapter 27 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “"Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.”
-ing form of “cash” — exchange for cash
From this reading “"Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.”
get or gather together
From this reading “Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.”
possessive form of “link” — the means of connection between things linked in series
From this reading “Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “"Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “"Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
later than; following
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
(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 "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't you wait till to-morrow?
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
-ing form of “cash” — exchange for cash
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
get or gather together
From this reading Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
possessive form of “link” — the means of connection between things linked in series
From this reading Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanford.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
refrain from harming
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
up to a particular time
From this reading Can't you wait till to-morrow?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Link's gone down to St. Paul to collect on some paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't you wait till to-morrow?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Just been cashing some paper, and took all the ready cash I can spare.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two or three others came in after a little money, but he put them off easily.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Can't you wait till to-morrow?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can't you wait till to-morrow?
Chapter 27 of Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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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