Chapter 11 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What's your front name?” “Miles.” “MILES,--that's a funny name. I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.” Mr. Hemmingway thought this very witty, and said so.
Chapter 11 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading “I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.””
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading ““What's your front name?””
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading ““MILES,--that's a funny name.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading ““Miles.””
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““What's your front name?””
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.””
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.””
combining clever conception and facetious expression
From this reading “Mr. Hemmingway thought this very witty, and said so.”
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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 “MILES,--that's a funny name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “What's your front name?”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “MILES,--that's a funny name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Hemmingway thought this very witty, and said so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Miles.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Hemmingway thought this very witty, and said so.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “What's your front name?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Hemmingway thought this very witty, and said so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “MILES,--that's a funny name.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Hemmingway thought this very witty, and said so.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mr. Hemmingway thought this very witty, and said so.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mr. Hemmingway thought this very witty, and said so.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What's your front name?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
combining clever conception and facetious expression
From this reading Mr. Hemmingway thought this very witty, and said so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I reckon that's why you war so FAR OFF and DISTANT at first.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What's your front name?”
Chapter 11 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation by Bret Harte holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
Chapter 11 holds 187 sentences of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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