Chapter 38 of Oh, You Tex! is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVIII
Chapter 38 of Oh, You Tex! is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom. A voice growled a question at him. "What do you want now, Mr. Grandstander?" "I want you." "What for?"
Chapter 38 of Oh, You Tex! is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.”
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading “DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “A voice growled a question at him.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.”
located inward
From this reading “DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.”
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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 DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A voice growled a question at him.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
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From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want now, Mr. Grandstander?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand
From this reading "What do you want now, Mr. Grandstander?"
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading A voice growled a question at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A voice growled a question at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want you."
a message received and understood
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
located inward
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
a small worthless amount
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
a particular point in time
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "What do you want now, Mr. Grandstander?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What do you want now, Mr. Grandstander?"
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A voice growled a question at him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A voice growled a question at him.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want now, Mr. Grandstander?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want now, Mr. Grandstander?"
during the time that
From this reading DINSMORE GIVES INFORMATION The inner room was dark, and for a moment Jack stood blinking while his eyes accustomed themselves to the gloom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you want now, Mr. Grandstander?"
Chapter 38 of Oh, You Tex! by William MacLeod Raine holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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