Chapter 3 of Stories Of Georgia is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Stories Of Georgia is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Drat 'em! that's the way with 'em all. When they get into trouble, they always send for me!" Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died. Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man. Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
Chapter 3 of Stories Of Georgia is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.”
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading “Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.”
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.”
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading “Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.”
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading “Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.”
the money risked on a gamble
From this reading “Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.”
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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 Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
later than; following
From this reading Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.
a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
(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 "Drat 'em! that's the way with 'em all.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading When they get into trouble, they always send for me!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Drat 'em! that's the way with 'em all.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Drat 'em! that's the way with 'em all.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they get into trouble, they always send for me!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When they get into trouble, they always send for me!"
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When they get into trouble, they always send for me!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.
something that is lost
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they get into trouble, they always send for me!"
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading When they get into trouble, they always send for me!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
the money risked on a gamble
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Drat 'em! that's the way with 'em all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Drat 'em! that's the way with 'em all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they get into trouble, they always send for me!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not long after this episode, Mr. Benjamin Hart died.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
a river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
a source of difficulty
From this reading When they get into trouble, they always send for me!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Drat 'em! that's the way with 'em all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then, as the saying is, she "pulled up stakes," and moved to what is now the State of Alabama, on the Tombigbee.
at the time that
From this reading When they get into trouble, they always send for me!"
during the time that
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Drat 'em! that's the way with 'em all.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Aunt Nancy mourned his loss for a while, and then married a young man.
Chapter 3 of Stories Of Georgia by Joel Chandler Harris holds 414 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.
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