Chapter 9 of North of 36 is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of North of 36 is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COURT ON THE TRAIL THE sun swung low. Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally. “We bed on the slope, yon. Let ’em water full.” As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
Chapter 9 of North of 36 is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally.”
the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
From this reading “As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.”
an established line of travel or access
From this reading “As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading ““We bed on the slope, yon.”
a physiological need to drink
From this reading “As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.”
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading ““We bed on the slope, yon.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally.”
In this reading ““We bed on the slope, yon.”
In this reading “THE COURT ON THE TRAIL THE sun swung low.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “We bed on the slope, yon.
the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading THE COURT ON THE TRAIL THE sun swung low.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Let ’em water full.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Let ’em water full.”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally.
without warmth
From this reading Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let ’em water full.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE COURT ON THE TRAIL THE sun swung low.
the force of workers available
From this reading Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE COURT ON THE TRAIL THE sun swung low.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally.
compacted by ironing
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
allayed
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
with low volume
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Nabours rode back, addressing his point men impersonally.
an established line of travel or access
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “We bed on the slope, yon.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading THE COURT ON THE TRAIL THE sun swung low.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading THE COURT ON THE TRAIL THE sun swung low.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COURT ON THE TRAIL THE sun swung low.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
a physiological need to drink
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE COURT ON THE TRAIL THE sun swung low.
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading As the cattle quenched their thirst the men quietly pressed them to the left of the route, urging them one side, blocking further progress.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Let ’em water full.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We bed on the slope, yon.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “We bed on the slope, yon.
Chapter 9 of North of 36 by Emerson Hough holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 9 holds 237 sentences of North of 36, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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