Chapter 36 of One of Ours is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of One of Ours is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Claude did not answer at once. He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving. "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently. "What subject?" "Oh, anything to do with the Conservatoire, or your profession."
Chapter 36 of One of Ours is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “"You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.”
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading “He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.”
in motion
From this reading “He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.”
in the near future
From this reading “"You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.”
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “"Oh, anything to do with the Conservatoire, or your profession."”
having eyes half closed in order to see better
From this reading “He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “"You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.
react verbally
From this reading Claude did not answer at once.
any thing at all
From this reading "Oh, anything to do with the Conservatoire, or your profession."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Claude did not answer at once.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Claude did not answer at once.
a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
From this reading "Oh, anything to do with the Conservatoire, or your profession."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Claude did not answer at once.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, anything to do with the Conservatoire, or your profession."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.
in motion
From this reading He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Claude did not answer at once.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, anything to do with the Conservatoire, or your profession."
on one occasion
From this reading Claude did not answer at once.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Oh, anything to do with the Conservatoire, or your profession."
in the near future
From this reading "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading "Oh, anything to do with the Conservatoire, or your profession."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.
having eyes half closed in order to see better
From this reading He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, anything to do with the Conservatoire, or your profession."
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What subject?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He lay squinting off at the beech trees, without moving.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You always avoid that subject with me, don't you?" he said presently.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, anything to do with the Conservatoire, or your profession."
Chapter 36 of One of Ours by Willa Cather holds 199 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 36 holds 199 sentences of One of Ours, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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