Chapter 38 of Perlycross: A Tale of the Western Hills is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Perlycross: A Tale of the Western Hills is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIS LAST BIVOUAC. "Have I done wrong?" Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on. "Most fellows would have knocked him down. I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.
Chapter 38 of Perlycross: A Tale of the Western Hills is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “HIS LAST BIVOUAC.”
the act of burning something
From this reading “Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Most fellows would have knocked him down.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “"Most fellows would have knocked him down.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.”
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In this reading “I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.”
In this reading “Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading HIS LAST BIVOUAC.
the act of burning something
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Have I done wrong?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Most fellows would have knocked him down.
a young female
From this reading I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have I done wrong?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Most fellows would have knocked him down.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS LAST BIVOUAC.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have I done wrong?"
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading "Most fellows would have knocked him down.
immediately past
From this reading HIS LAST BIVOUAC.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Most fellows would have knocked him down.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading I hope that nice girl heard nothing of the row.
not in physical motion
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
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From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Most fellows would have knocked him down.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Have I done wrong?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Waldron asked himself, as he strode down the hill, with his face still burning, and that muddy hat on.
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