Chapter 8 of Other Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Other Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hank says he saw you strike him." "He lies! I was strikin' the horse to make him break!" "Oh, yeh was!" sneered the older man. "Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.
Chapter 8 of Other Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “I was strikin' the horse to make him break!"”
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading “"Hank says he saw you strike him."”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “I was strikin' the horse to make him break!"”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “"He lies!”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “"Oh, yeh was!" sneered the older man.”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “"Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.”
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading “"Oh, yeh was!" sneered the older man.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “"Hank says he saw you strike him."”
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terminate
From this reading I was strikin' the horse to make him break!"
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading "Hank says he saw you strike him."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hank says he saw you strike him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hank says he saw you strike him."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I was strikin' the horse to make him break!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was strikin' the horse to make him break!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading "He lies!
engage in
From this reading I was strikin' the horse to make him break!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Oh, yeh was!" sneered the older man.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yeh was!" sneered the older man.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading "Oh, yeh was!" sneered the older man.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Hank says he saw you strike him."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Hank says he saw you strike him."
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading "Oh, yeh was!" sneered the older man.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "Hank says he saw you strike him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was strikin' the horse to make him break!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was strikin' the horse to make him break!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was strikin' the horse to make him break!"
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was strikin' the horse to make him break!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I hope you understand that this'll ruin you in this town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yeh was!" sneered the older man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hank says he saw you strike him."
Chapter 8 of Other Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland holds 406 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.
Chapter 8 holds 406 sentences of Other Main-Travelled Roads, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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