Chapter 12 of Rocky Fork is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Rocky Fork is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door. “Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety. “The doctor hasn’t got home yet. Come in, Abram. Have you been over the run?”
Chapter 12 of Rocky Fork is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading ““Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.”
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading ““JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading ““JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading ““JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.”
similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
From this reading ““JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading ““JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading ““Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.”
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading ““JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.”
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In this reading ““JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.”
In this reading ““The doctor hasn’t got home yet.”
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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 “Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Have you been over the run?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come in, Abram.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The doctor hasn’t got home yet.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “The doctor hasn’t got home yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The doctor hasn’t got home yet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you been over the run?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “The doctor hasn’t got home yet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in, Abram.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
above and across; more than
From this reading Have you been over the run?”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Have you been over the run?”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
(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 “JORDAN STORMY BANKS” “All well as common, Liza?” inquired Abram, knocking the mud off his feet at the kitchen door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” she replied, but with a shade of anxiety.
but in spite of that
From this reading “The doctor hasn’t got home yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you been over the run?”
Chapter 12 of Rocky Fork by Mary Hartwell Catherwood holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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