Chapter 7 of Pierre and His People is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Pierre and His People is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was dark. Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while. At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!" And he opened and shut his hand swiftly and firmly. He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
Chapter 7 of Pierre and His People is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"”
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “And he opened and shut his hand swiftly and firmly.”
the local environment
From this reading “He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while.”
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading “He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “And he opened and shut his hand swiftly and firmly.”
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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 Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was dark.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
with resolute determination
From this reading And he opened and shut his hand swiftly and firmly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while.
dressed in a habit
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And he opened and shut his hand swiftly and firmly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he opened and shut his hand swiftly and firmly.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark.
immediately past
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading And he opened and shut his hand swiftly and firmly.
the local environment
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading And he opened and shut his hand swiftly and firmly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
having a supporting base
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
not in physical motion
From this reading Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while.
in a swift manner
From this reading And he opened and shut his hand swiftly and firmly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
precisely as stated
From this reading He moved on, avoiding the more habited parts of the place, and by a roundabout came to a house standing very close to the bank of the river.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dark.
(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 At last he spoke aloud: "Well, I shall do it, now I have him--so!"
during the time that
From this reading Pretty Pierre stood still, and thought for a while.
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