Chapter 4 of Oldfield: A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Oldfield: A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't understand. Why did she marry him?" asked Lynn. "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out. It happened in this way. There was some kind of a party at Colonel Fielding's.
Chapter 4 of Oldfield: A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “"Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “There was some kind of a party at Colonel Fielding's.”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “"Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.”
take in marriage
From this reading “Why did she marry him?" asked Lynn.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “"Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “"Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.”
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “"Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.”
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.
detect with the senses
In this reading “"Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
any person at all
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Why did she marry him?" asked Lynn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was some kind of a party at Colonel Fielding's.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading There was some kind of a party at Colonel Fielding's.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did she marry him?" asked Lynn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't understand.
at any time
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was some kind of a party at Colonel Fielding's.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened in this way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why did she marry him?" asked Lynn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't understand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It happened in this way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened in this way.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why did she marry him?" asked Lynn.
engage in
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
take in marriage
From this reading Why did she marry him?" asked Lynn.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading There was some kind of a party at Colonel Fielding's.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why did she marry him?" asked Lynn.
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some kind of a party at Colonel Fielding's.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was some kind of a party at Colonel Fielding's.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It happened in this way.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "I don't understand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some kind of a party at Colonel Fielding's.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It happened in this way.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did she marry him?" asked Lynn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Through sheer fright mixed with a kind of silly romance, as nearly as anybody ever could make out.
Chapter 4 of Oldfield: A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Nancy Huston Banks holds 419 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 4 holds 419 sentences of Oldfield: A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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