Chapter 5 of One of Ours is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of One of Ours is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood. "What are you going to do after a while, Ernest? Do you mean to farm all your life?" "Naturally. If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
Chapter 5 of One of Ours is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “Do you mean to farm all your life?"”
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
From this reading “When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.”
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading “When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.”
to push against gently
From this reading “When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.”
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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 "What are you going to do after a while, Ernest?
later than; following
From this reading "What are you going to do after a while, Ernest?
anew
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Do you mean to farm all your life?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you going to do after a while, Ernest?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What are you going to do after a while, Ernest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Do you mean to farm all your life?"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
the act of departing
From this reading "What are you going to do after a while, Ernest?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Do you mean to farm all your life?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Do you mean to farm all your life?"
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
as might be expected
From this reading "Naturally.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
to push against gently
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were going to learn a trade, I'd be at it before now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you going to do after a while, Ernest?
at the time that
From this reading When they left the spot and climbed back to the level, Claude again felt an itching to prod Ernest out of his mild and reasonable mood.
during the time that
From this reading "What are you going to do after a while, Ernest?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you going to do after a while, Ernest?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you mean to farm all your life?"
Chapter 5 of One of Ours by Willa Cather holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 5 holds 205 sentences of One of Ours, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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