Chapter 19 of So Big is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of So Big is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And, “Ah, yes,” said the General, politely. “Ah, yes. Quite so. Most interesting.” The rich black loam of High Prairie.
Chapter 19 of So Big is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “The rich black loam of High Prairie.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “And, “Ah, yes,” said the General, politely.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “The rich black loam of High Prairie.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “Most interesting.””
a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
From this reading “The rich black loam of High Prairie.”
in a polite manner
From this reading “And, “Ah, yes,” said the General, politely.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “The rich black loam of High Prairie.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “The rich black loam of High Prairie.”
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In this reading “Most interesting.””
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From this reading And, “Ah, yes,” said the General, politely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, “Ah, yes,” said the General, politely.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The rich black loam of High Prairie.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading And, “Ah, yes,” said the General, politely.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The rich black loam of High Prairie.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Most interesting.”
a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
From this reading The rich black loam of High Prairie.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most interesting.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rich black loam of High Prairie.
in a polite manner
From this reading And, “Ah, yes,” said the General, politely.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The rich black loam of High Prairie.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite so.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The rich black loam of High Prairie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And, “Ah, yes,” said the General, politely.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Quite so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, “Ah, yes,” said the General, politely.
an affirmative
From this reading And, “Ah, yes,” said the General, politely.
Chapter 19 of So Big by Edna Ferber holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 19 holds 413 sentences of So Big, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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