Chapter 10 of One of Ours is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of One of Ours is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bayliss grunted. "Call it good times if you like. The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town. Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern." He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
Chapter 10 of One of Ours is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.”
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."”
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading “He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Bayliss grunted.”
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bayliss grunted.
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Call it good times if you like.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Call it good times if you like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Bayliss grunted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Call it good times if you like.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Call it good times if you like.
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Call it good times if you like.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
not in physical motion
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Call it good times if you like.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Of course, if I decide to live there, I'll pull down that old trap and put up something modern."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
at the time that
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading The kids were still grubbing whiskey bottles out of the cellar when I first came to town.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He often took this gruff tone with Gladys in public.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Call it good times if you like.
Chapter 10 of One of Ours by Willa Cather holds 202 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 10 holds 202 sentences of One of Ours, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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