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Chapter 6 of Our Home in the Silver West is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PROMISED LAND AT LAST. 'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'. What think you, young sir?' 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.' I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
Chapter 6 of Our Home in the Silver West is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'”
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading “I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.”
to hook or entangle
From this reading “'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
(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 I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND AT LAST.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'.
to hook or entangle
From this reading 'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND AT LAST.
immediately past
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND AT LAST.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
accept an excuse for
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND AT LAST.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
term of address for a man
From this reading What think you, young sir?'
having a supporting base
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROMISED LAND AT LAST.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'There is nothing more annoyin' than a hitch at the hin'eren'.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What think you, young sir?'
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading 'I beg pardon,' I replied, 'but I'm afraid I did not quite understand you.'
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What think you, young sir?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had been standing all alone watching our preparations for dropping down stream with the tide.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What think you, young sir?'
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading What think you, young sir?'
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