Chapter 31 of One of Ours is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of One of Ours is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Terrorized. She often screams like that at night. Haven't you heard her? They have to go and wake her, to stop it. She doesn't speak any French; only Walloon.
Chapter 31 of One of Ours is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “She doesn't speak any French; only Walloon.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Haven't you heard her?”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “She often screams like that at night.”
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading “She often screams like that at night.”
express in speech
From this reading “She doesn't speak any French; only Walloon.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “They have to go and wake her, to stop it.”
past form of “terrorize” — coerce by violence or with threats
From this reading “"Terrorized.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “They have to go and wake her, to stop it.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They have to go and wake her, to stop it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She doesn't speak any French; only Walloon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She often screams like that at night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She doesn't speak any French; only Walloon.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading She doesn't speak any French; only Walloon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They have to go and wake her, to stop it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have to go and wake her, to stop it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haven't you heard her?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Haven't you heard her?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Haven't you heard her?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They have to go and wake her, to stop it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She often screams like that at night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She often screams like that at night.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She often screams like that at night.
and nothing more
From this reading She doesn't speak any French; only Walloon.
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading She often screams like that at night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She often screams like that at night.
express in speech
From this reading She doesn't speak any French; only Walloon.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading They have to go and wake her, to stop it.
past form of “terrorize” — coerce by violence or with threats
From this reading "Terrorized.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She often screams like that at night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have to go and wake her, to stop it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They have to go and wake her, to stop it.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading They have to go and wake her, to stop it.
a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium
From this reading She doesn't speak any French; only Walloon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Haven't you heard her?
Chapter 31 of One of Ours by Willa Cather holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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 31 holds 200 sentences of One of Ours, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of One of Ours by Willa Cather exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 200 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in One of Ours, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
