Chapter 22 of On Our Selection is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of On Our Selection is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Agricultural Reporter. It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing. Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day. Dad was inside grunting and groaning with toothache. He had had it a week, and was nearly mad.
Chapter 22 of On Our Selection is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
From this reading “The Agricultural Reporter.”
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day.”
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day.”
-ing form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Dad was inside grunting and groaning with toothache.”
-ing form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Dad was inside grunting and groaning with toothache.”
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading “The Agricultural Reporter.”
toward the west
From this reading “It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.”
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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 It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
From this reading The Agricultural Reporter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Dad was inside grunting and groaning with toothache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day.
-ing form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Dad was inside grunting and groaning with toothache.
-ing form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Dad was inside grunting and groaning with toothache.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had it a week, and was nearly mad.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Dad was inside grunting and groaning with toothache.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day.
roused to anger
From this reading He had had it a week, and was nearly mad.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He had had it a week, and was nearly mad.
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading The Agricultural Reporter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Agricultural Reporter.
an ache localized in or around a tooth
From this reading Dad was inside grunting and groaning with toothache.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He had had it a week, and was nearly mad.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dave and Joe were at the barn finishing up for the day.
toward the west
From this reading It had been a dull, miserable day, and a cold westerly was blowing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dad was inside grunting and groaning with toothache.
Chapter 22 of On Our Selection by Steele Rudd holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 22 holds 117 sentences of On Our Selection, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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