Chapter 26 of Overland Red is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Overland Red is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead. "Reckon I'll go down and wake Collie. He'll sleep his head off and feel worse 'n thunder." "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value. "I want some tobacco, anyway."
Chapter 26 of Overland Red is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
From this reading “"Reckon I'll go down and wake Collie.”
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading “"I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.”
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “"I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.”
expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating
From this reading “"I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.”
traveling or passing over land
From this reading “SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “"I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.”
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading “SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Reckon I'll go down and wake Collie.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "I want some tobacco, anyway."
on or to one side
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
From this reading "Reckon I'll go down and wake Collie.
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Reckon I'll go down and wake Collie.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.
expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He'll sleep his head off and feel worse 'n thunder."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Reckon I'll go down and wake Collie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'll sleep his head off and feel worse 'n thunder."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He'll sleep his head off and feel worse 'n thunder."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want some tobacco, anyway."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Reckon I'll go down and wake Collie.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.
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 He'll sleep his head off and feel worse 'n thunder."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He'll sleep his head off and feel worse 'n thunder."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.
traveling or passing over land
From this reading SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.
make a sweeping movement
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Reckon I'll go down and wake Collie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He'll sleep his head off and feel worse 'n thunder."
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I want some tobacco, anyway."
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading SPECIAL Overland, leaning on his shovel, drew his sleeve across his forehead.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading He'll sleep his head off and feel worse 'n thunder."
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading "I want some tobacco, anyway."
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Reckon I'll go down and wake Collie.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want some tobacco, anyway."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll go," said Winthrop, throwing aside a pan of dirt with a fine disregard of its eventual value.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading He'll sleep his head off and feel worse 'n thunder."
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