Chapter 10 of My Wayward Pardner is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of My Wayward Pardner is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death. And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off. Oh! I am most dead,” says she. I begun to grow calmer.
Chapter 10 of My Wayward Pardner is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I begun to grow calmer.”
comparative of “calm” — not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading “I begun to grow calmer.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “I begun to grow calmer.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.”
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hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off.”
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I begun to grow calmer.
comparative of “calm” — not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading I begun to grow calmer.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading I begun to grow calmer.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
lighted by moonlight
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off.
above and across; more than
From this reading And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Says the voice: “Let me in, Miss Allen; I am Miss Moony, and I am most dead; I am skairt most to death.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And,” says she, “I want Josiah Allen to go over to our house right off.
Chapter 10 of My Wayward Pardner by Marietta Holley holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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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