Chapter 18 of One of Ours is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of One of Ours is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, I don't believe I would." She pushed the buggy toward him. "Take her up, Daddy. She wants to play with you." Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
Chapter 18 of One of Ours is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.”
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “She pushed the buggy toward him.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Take her up, Daddy.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.”
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading “Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “She pushed the buggy toward him.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “She wants to play with you."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "No, I don't believe I would."
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading She pushed the buggy toward him.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Take her up, Daddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I don't believe I would."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Take her up, Daddy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She pushed the buggy toward him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I don't believe I would."
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I don't believe I would."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
participate in games or sport
From this reading She wants to play with you."
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading She pushed the buggy toward him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pushed the buggy toward him.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Leonard set the baby on his shoulder and carried her off to show her the pigs.
carry out
From this reading "Take her up, Daddy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She pushed the buggy toward him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wants to play with you."
in the direction of
From this reading She pushed the buggy toward him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Take her up, Daddy.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading She wants to play with you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wants to play with you."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No, I don't believe I would."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She wants to play with you."
Chapter 18 of One of Ours by Willa Cather holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 18 holds 206 sentences of One of Ours, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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