Chapter 8 of Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The best mine? Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!" "Yes, you would, if you were me! So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake." She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
Chapter 8 of Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"The best mine?”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."”
filled with shade
From this reading “She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"”
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 So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "The best mine?
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
opinion or judgment
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
engage in
From this reading So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, you would, if you were me!
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The best mine?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
filled with shade
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."
not in physical motion
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
express in words
From this reading So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The best mine?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"
(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 So you might as well tell me a good one or I might make a mistake."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"
during the time that
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
the words that are spoken
From this reading She held her head with the air of a princess, while the look of a wood-nymph still dwelt in her shadowy eyes, but words and tone meant "business."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yes, you would, if you were me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, you would, if you were me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, I wouldn't touch one of them if I were you!"
Chapter 8 of Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book by Anna Fuller holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 447 sentences of Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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