Chapter 5 of Northern Georgia Sketches is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Northern Georgia Sketches is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I don’t know,” he managed to say. “I jest thought I’d come around.” “Ride?” “Yes, hoss-back.” “Do you know whar you hitched?”
Chapter 5 of Northern Georgia Sketches is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ““I jest thought I’d come around.””
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading ““Do you know whar you hitched?””
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading ““I jest thought I’d come around.””
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading ““I don’t know,” he managed to say.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ““Ride?””
express in words
From this reading ““I don’t know,” he managed to say.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ““I jest thought I’d come around.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, hoss-back.””
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I jest thought I’d come around.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I jest thought I’d come around.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know whar you hitched?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading “Do you know whar you hitched?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, hoss-back.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I jest thought I’d come around.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “I jest thought I’d come around.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Ride?”
express in words
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I jest thought I’d come around.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t know,” he managed to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know whar you hitched?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, hoss-back.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you know whar you hitched?”
Chapter 5 of Northern Georgia Sketches by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 418 sentences of Northern Georgia Sketches, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Northern Georgia Sketches by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 282 minutes of reading across 678 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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