Chapter 13 of Sons of the Morning is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Sons of the Morning is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A sure cure?" he asked. "Sure as Scripture. An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me. She made it a score o’ times a’most. Men was braver then."
Chapter 13 of Sons of the Morning is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “Men was braver then."”
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading “An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “"A sure cure?" he asked.”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “She made it a score o’ times a’most.”
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “"Sure as Scripture.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"A sure cure?" he asked.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “She made it a score o’ times a’most.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.”
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 “An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.”
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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 "A sure cure?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She made it a score o’ times a’most.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Sure as Scripture.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "A sure cure?" he asked.
comparative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Men was braver then."
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading "A sure cure?" he asked.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A sure cure?" he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She made it a score o’ times a’most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made it a score o’ times a’most.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men was braver then."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
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 She made it a score o’ times a’most.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading She made it a score o’ times a’most.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading "Sure as Scripture.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made it a score o’ times a’most.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "A sure cure?" he asked.
express in words
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Men was braver then."
a special situation
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She made it a score o’ times a’most.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading An’ a thing knawed for centuries, so my mother used to tell me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Men was braver then."
Chapter 13 of Sons of the Morning by Eden Phillpotts holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 13 holds 404 sentences of Sons of the Morning, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Sons of the Morning by Eden Phillpotts exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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