Chapter 8 of Si Klegg — Book 4 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Si Klegg — Book 4 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF. "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si. "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to." "O, come off," said Shorty. "You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.
Chapter 8 of Si Klegg — Book 4 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “"You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.”
Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
From this reading “"Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."”
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “"DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “"You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.”
In this reading “"Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."”
come to be detached
In this reading “THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.”
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From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.
Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876)
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.
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From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, come off," said Shorty.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.
above and across; more than
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O, come off," said Shorty.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT BATTLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Yo'uns couldn't never 've got hit in the world if Jinerul Bragg hadn't a'wanted yo'uns to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DON'T yo'uns crow too much over gittin' Shelbyville," the prisoners said to Si.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tried your best to keep us from gittin' in.
Chapter 8 of Si Klegg — Book 4 by John McElroy holds 167 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.
Chapter 8 holds 167 sentences of Si Klegg — Book 4, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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