Chapter 8 of My Wayward Pardner is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of My Wayward Pardner is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Cousin Keturah feels above you, mother.” “Why, how you talk,” says I. “I never mistrusted what she was a doin’.” And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she: “She did that, mother, because she felt above you.”
Chapter 8 of My Wayward Pardner is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading ““Cousin Keturah feels above you, mother.””
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading ““Cousin Keturah feels above you, mother.””
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading ““Cousin Keturah feels above you, mother.””
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:”
past form of “mistrust” — regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
From this reading ““I never mistrusted what she was a doin’.””
being perceived or observed
From this reading “And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading ““Why, how you talk,” says I.”
look attentively
From this reading “And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:”
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In this reading “And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:”
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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 “I never mistrusted what she was a doin’.”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Cousin Keturah feels above you, mother.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
for the reason that
From this reading “She did that, mother, because she felt above you.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Cousin Keturah feels above you, mother.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “She did that, mother, because she felt above you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I never mistrusted what she was a doin’.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “Cousin Keturah feels above you, mother.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “She did that, mother, because she felt above you.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
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From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
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From this reading “Why, how you talk,” says I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, how you talk,” says I.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cousin Keturah feels above you, mother.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
past form of “mistrust” — regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
From this reading “I never mistrusted what she was a doin’.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Cousin Keturah feels above you, mother.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never mistrusted what she was a doin’.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Why, how you talk,” says I.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I never mistrusted what she was a doin’.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Why, how you talk,” says I.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I never mistrusted what she was a doin’.”
look attentively
From this reading And she had kept watch of little things that I hadn’t noticed or thought of, and says she:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I never mistrusted what she was a doin’.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, how you talk,” says I.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Cousin Keturah feels above you, mother.”
Chapter 8 of My Wayward Pardner by Marietta Holley holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 405 sentences of My Wayward Pardner, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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