Chapter 16 of Old Ebenezer is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Old Ebenezer is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAWYER'S PLAN. McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room. "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered. Sawyer sat down before he replied. "He refused."
Chapter 16 of Old Ebenezer is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who buys
From this reading “"Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.”
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “"Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “SAWYER'S PLAN.”
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “"He refused."”
one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading “SAWYER'S PLAN.”
possessive form of “sawyer” — one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading “SAWYER'S PLAN.”
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sawyer sat down before he replied.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
a person who buys
From this reading "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sawyer sat down before he replied.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading SAWYER'S PLAN.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading "He refused."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Sawyer sat down before he replied.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Sawyer sat down before he replied.
one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
possessive form of “sawyer” — one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading SAWYER'S PLAN.
in the near future
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," he said, when the mule buyer entered.
at the time that
From this reading McElwin was engaged when Sawyer returned to the bank, but he soon cleared the room.
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Chapter 16 holds 154 sentences of Old Ebenezer, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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