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Other Main-Travelled Roads

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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"He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"
"Good land! why don't the man work all night?
Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!
Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!
Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.
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Other Main-Travelled Roads

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Other Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"
Line 2
"Good land! why don't the man work all night?
Line 3
Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!
Line 4
Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!
Line 5
Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

cows noun US /kaʊz/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading “Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.”

dipper noun US /ˈdɪpər/

a ladle that has a cup with a long handle

From this reading “Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!”

fore noun US /fɔːr/

front part of a vessel or aircraft

From this reading “Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!”

milked verb US /mɪlkt/

past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals

From this reading “Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.”

Pet noun US /pet/

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

From this reading “Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!”

swim verb US /swɪm/

travel through water

From this reading “Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!”

turkeys noun US /ˈtɜːrkiz/

plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

From this reading “Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!”

whack verb US /wæk/

hit hard

From this reading “Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!”

All words in this reading · 59

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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agin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "Good land! why don't the man work all night?

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

BobverbUS /bɑːb/

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

corn-field

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"

cowsnounUS /kaʊz/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

dadnounUS /dæd/

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

dippernounUS /ˈdɪpər/

a ladle that has a cup with a long handle

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Good land! why don't the man work all night?

forenounUS /fɔːr/

front part of a vessel or aircraft

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

gits

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From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Good land! why don't the man work all night?

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

grassverbUS /ɡræs/

shoot down, of birds

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"

He's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"

head'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "Good land! why don't the man work all night?

lenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "Good land! why don't the man work all night?

milknounUS /mɪlk/

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

milkedverbUS /mɪlkt/

past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

nnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "Good land! why don't the man work all night?

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

PetnounUS /pet/

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

s'pose

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"

Sadie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

Sile

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

swimverbUS /swɪm/

travel through water

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

turkeysnounUS /ˈtɜːrkiz/

plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

From this reading Sadie, le' go Pet, an' go 'n get them turkeys out of the grass 'fore it gits dark!

wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"

whackverbUS /wæk/

hit hard

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

where'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Good land! why don't the man work all night?

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading "Good land! why don't the man work all night?

y'r

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bob, you go tell y'r dad if he wants the rest o' them cows milked he's got 'o do it himself.

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading "He's in the corn-field; where'd ye s'pose he was?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Sile, you put that dipper in that milk agin, an' I'll whack you till your head'll swim!

Chapter 4 of Other Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.

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Mastery
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