Chapter II
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“Oh, git up! Git up! Did you ever see such an old slug? Billy! _Will_ you git up?”
Patience Sparhawk and Her Times: A Novel
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Patience Sparhawk and Her Times: A Novel is here in full — 1405 sentences across 281 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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“Oh,
git
up!
Git
up!
Did
you
ever
see
such
an
old
slug?
Billy!
_Will_
you
git
up?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Patience Sparhawk and Her Times: A Novel
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Patience Sparhawk and Her Times: A Novel is here in full — 1405 sentences across 281 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/281 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“Oh,
git
up!
/oʊ ɡɪt ʌp/
Line 2
Git
up!
/ɡɪt ʌp/
Line 3
Did
you
ever
see
such
an
old
slug?
/dɪd juː ˈevər siː sʌtʃ æn oʊld slʌɡ/
Line 4
Billy!
/ˈbɪli/
Line 5
_Will_
you
git
up?”
/wɪl juː ɡɪt ʌp/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Billy!”
at any time
From this reading “Did you ever see such an old slug?”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading ““Oh, git up!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Did you ever see such an old slug?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Did you ever see such an old slug?”
slug
noun
US /slʌɡ/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “Did you ever see such an old slug?”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 13
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Did you ever see such an old slug?
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever see such an old slug?
at any time
From this reading Did you ever see such an old slug?
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Oh, git up!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, git up!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Did you ever see such an old slug?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did you ever see such an old slug?
slugnounUS /slʌɡ/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Did you ever see such an old slug?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Did you ever see such an old slug?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Oh, git up!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Will_ you git up?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever see such an old slug?
Chapter 2 of Patience Sparhawk and Her Times: A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 1405 sentences, grouped into 281 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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