Chapter 20 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon. Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me. I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'. I feel a little as if we're being tricked." I said, "No, Mitch, how can it be?
Chapter 20 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.”
go at a rack
From this reading “John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.”
past form of “trick” — deceive somebody
From this reading “I feel a little as if we're being tricked."”
undo the ties of
From this reading “John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.”
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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 Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I feel a little as if we're being tricked."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I said, "No, Mitch, how can it be?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I feel a little as if we're being tricked."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I said, "No, Mitch, how can it be?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
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From this reading Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel a little as if we're being tricked."
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From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
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From this reading I said, "No, Mitch, how can it be?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel a little as if we're being tricked."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I feel a little as if we're being tricked."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I said, "No, Mitch, how can it be?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I feel a little as if we're being tricked."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
not any; not one
From this reading I said, "No, Mitch, how can it be?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
go at a rack
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
past form of “trick” — deceive somebody
From this reading I feel a little as if we're being tricked."
undo the ties of
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Mitch said in kind of a low voice, "This don't seem right to me.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got a kind of feelin' we'll not come back; that we'll miss the boat or somethin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel a little as if we're being tricked."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading John went to the rack to untie his horses and Mitch and me was standin' off waitin' to get in the wagon.
Chapter 20 of Mitch Miller by Edgar Lee Masters holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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