Chapter 24 of Old Crow is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of Old Crow is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I dunno," she said brokenly. "Yes, I s'pose I do know. I've got to do it. It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat. You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
Chapter 24 of Old Crow is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, I s'pose I do know.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."”
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.
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lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I dunno," she said brokenly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, I s'pose I do know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I dunno," she said brokenly.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got to do it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I dunno," she said brokenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got to do it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've got to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes, I s'pose I do know.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I s'pose I do know.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I dunno," she said brokenly.
except for; apart from
From this reading You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I dunno," she said brokenly.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've got to do it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It's been pushin' me an' pushin' me, an' now I've got to give up beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I s'pose I do know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You won't save yourself, an' somehow or another you've got to be saved."
Chapter 24 of Old Crow by Alice Brown holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 24 holds 415 sentences of Old Crow, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of Old Crow by Alice Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 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 24 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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