Chapter 21 of Old Crow is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Old Crow is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, Tira," he said, "I don't mean that. I mean--what you want me to mean. You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you. I didn't ask you as I ought. I asked you to come away with me.
Chapter 21 of Old Crow is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I didn't ask you as I ought.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"No, Tira," he said, "I don't mean that.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I didn't ask you as I ought.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I mean--what you want me to mean.”
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 “You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.”
come to be detached
In this reading “I asked you to come away with me.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I didn't ask you as I ought.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I didn't ask you as I ought.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked you to come away with me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I asked you to come away with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I asked you to come away with me.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't ask you as I ought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Tira," he said, "I don't mean that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, Tira," he said, "I don't mean that.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, Tira," he said, "I don't mean that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I mean--what you want me to mean.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "No, Tira," he said, "I don't mean that.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Tira," he said, "I don't mean that.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I didn't ask you as I ought.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, Tira," he said, "I don't mean that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, Tira," he said, "I don't mean that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Tira," he said, "I don't mean that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I mean--what you want me to mean.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I mean--what you want me to mean.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I mean--what you want me to mean.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I asked you to come away with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I mean--what you want me to mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't understand what it is to a man to know you're afraid, to know you're in danger and he can't help you.
Chapter 21 of Old Crow by Alice Brown holds 400 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 21 holds 400 sentences of Old Crow, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Old Crow by Alice Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 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.
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