Chapter 27 of Robert Coverdale's Struggle is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Robert Coverdale's Struggle is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural. Its population was small and scattered. There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place. Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale. Among the smaller farmers was Nathan Badger.
Chapter 27 of Robert Coverdale's Struggle is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
From this reading “THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.”
annoy persistently
From this reading “Among the smaller farmers was Nathan Badger.”
on or starting from the wearer's right
From this reading “THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.”
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.”
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading “Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.”
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading “Its population was small and scattered.”
an ordered reference standard
From this reading “Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.”
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.”
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direct the course of; manage or control
In this reading “Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.”
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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 Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
From this reading THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the smaller farmers was Nathan Badger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its population was small and scattered.
annoy persistently
From this reading Among the smaller farmers was Nathan Badger.
confined by bonds
From this reading THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.
on or starting from the wearer's right
From this reading THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its population was small and scattered.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Among the smaller farmers was Nathan Badger.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading Its population was small and scattered.
an ordered reference standard
From this reading Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Its population was small and scattered.
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Its population was small and scattered.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading Among the smaller farmers was Nathan Badger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BOUND BOY The town of Dexter was almost entirely agricultural.
(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 Many of the farmers were well to do, carrying on agricultural operations on a considerable scale.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no large shops or manufactories to draw people to the place.
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