Chapter 18 of Menotah: A Tale of the Riel Rebellion is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Menotah: A Tale of the Riel Rebellion is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIFE OBJECT 'Say, Dave!' The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth. 'Hustle over here.' Dave came leisurely across the grass space. 'When are you getting, Dave?'
Chapter 18 of Menotah: A Tale of the Riel Rebellion is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shoot down, of birds
From this reading “Dave came leisurely across the grass space.”
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “'Hustle over here.'”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “Dave came leisurely across the grass space.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “THE LIFE OBJECT 'Say, Dave!'”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “Dave came leisurely across the grass space.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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in a specified area or place
In this reading “'Hustle over here.'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Dave came leisurely across the grass space.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'When are you getting, Dave?'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dave came leisurely across the grass space.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIFE OBJECT 'Say, Dave!'
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading 'When are you getting, Dave?'
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Dave came leisurely across the grass space.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Hustle over here.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading 'Hustle over here.'
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading Dave came leisurely across the grass space.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE LIFE OBJECT 'Say, Dave!'
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading THE LIFE OBJECT 'Say, Dave!'
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Hustle over here.'
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
express in words
From this reading THE LIFE OBJECT 'Say, Dave!'
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Dave came leisurely across the grass space.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIFE OBJECT 'Say, Dave!'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Captain turned his head slowly, then drew the short stone pipe from his mouth.
at the time that
From this reading 'When are you getting, Dave?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'When are you getting, Dave?'
Chapter 18 of Menotah: A Tale of the Riel Rebellion by John Trevena holds 294 sentences, grouped into 59 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 18 holds 294 sentences of Menotah: A Tale of the Riel Rebellion, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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