Chapter 3 of Northern Georgia Sketches is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Northern Georgia Sketches is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally. “What kind of a lookin’ man was he?” “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build. He was a good-lookin’ man.” “It was brother Joe,” said Bradley.
Chapter 3 of Northern Georgia Sketches is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
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United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
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make by combining materials and parts
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the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading ““Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
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a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
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time long past
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In this reading ““Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.”
observe with special attention
In this reading ““Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.”
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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 “What kind of a lookin’ man was he?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “It was brother Joe,” said Bradley.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
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From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
opinion or judgment
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after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a good-lookin’ man.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What kind of a lookin’ man was he?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was brother Joe,” said Bradley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was brother Joe,” said Bradley.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
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From this reading “What kind of a lookin’ man was he?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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an announcement containing information about an event
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What kind of a lookin’ man was he?”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
To recall to mind.
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precisely, exactly
From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It was brother Joe,” said Bradley.
a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
carry out
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What kind of a lookin’ man was he?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What kind of a lookin’ man was he?”
time long past
From this reading “Ef I remember right, he had sorter reddish hair an’ blue eyes, an’ was ’bout yore build.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you take notice o’ the body?” gasped Bradley, finding voice finally.
Chapter 3 of Northern Georgia Sketches by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 3 holds 398 sentences of Northern Georgia Sketches, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Northern Georgia Sketches by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 282 minutes of reading across 678 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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