Chapter 25 of Smoking flax is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Smoking flax is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired: “Any news from the governor?” He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.” Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning. Umph!
Chapter 25 of Smoking flax is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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being one more than ten
From this reading “Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:”
the head of a state government
From this reading ““Any news from the governor?””
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:”
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.
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In this reading “Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:”
In this reading ““Any news from the governor?””
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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 Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Any news from the governor?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
being one more than ten
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Any news from the governor?”
the head of a state government
From this reading “Any news from the governor?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Any news from the governor?”
not one, and not any
From this reading He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.”
according to the clock
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He shook his head as he answered: “And none likely to come.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
coming next after the twenty-eighth in position
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Umph!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
look attentively
From this reading Taking out a silver watch he added: “The hanging is set for eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.
at the time that
From this reading Tuesday, June the twenty-ninth, was an Eastwind day and it had nearly ended when Elliott Harding met the sheriff and inquired:
Chapter 25 of Smoking flax by Hallie Erminie Rives holds 337 sentences, grouped into 68 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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