Chapter 3 of Red Men and White is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Red Men and White is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily. "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir." Reaction was giving him trouble inside. "Where are you bound, kid?" "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
Chapter 3 of Red Men and White is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
confined by bonds
From this reading “"Where are you bound, kid?"”
the act of grasping
From this reading “"Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “Reaction was giving him trouble inside.”
conformity or harmony
From this reading “"Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"Where are you bound, kid?"”
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading “Reaction was giving him trouble inside.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “"Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “"Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.”
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 "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
anew
From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you bound, kid?"
confined by bonds
From this reading "Where are you bound, kid?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
the act of giving
From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
the act of grasping
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Where are you bound, kid?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
come together
From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
interact in a certain way
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
in an unsteady manner
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you bound, kid?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
Chapter 3 of Red Men and White by Owen Wister holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 405 sentences of Red Men and White, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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