Chapter 13 of Mountain: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Mountain: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hell, yes," in sobered agreement. "Then, the South's general backwardness." "That's natural, here. Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves. Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
Chapter 13 of Mountain: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.”
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
From this reading “"Then, the South's general backwardness."”
plural of “capitalist” — a conservative advocate of capitalism
From this reading “Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.”
the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
From this reading “Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.”
having the legal right to inherit
From this reading “Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.”
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading “"Hell, yes," in sobered agreement.”
possessive form of “south” — the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"Then, the South's general backwardness."”
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading “Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.”
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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the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading "Hell, yes," in sobered agreement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
(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 Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
From this reading "Then, the South's general backwardness."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
plural of “capitalist” — a conservative advocate of capitalism
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "Then, the South's general backwardness."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "Hell, yes," in sobered agreement.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "That's natural, here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hell, yes," in sobered agreement.
having the legal right to inherit
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading "That's natural, here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading "Hell, yes," in sobered agreement.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
possessive form of “south” — the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Then, the South's general backwardness."
not in physical motion
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's natural, here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then, the South's general backwardness."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then, the South's general backwardness."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our capitalists, some of the slave-owning blood, and all inheriting its attitude, feel less equality: they see labor still as their slaves.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ultimately this will help awaken our people; but now----" "That's the hell of it; we ain't got the public with us.
an affirmative
From this reading "Hell, yes," in sobered agreement.
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