Chapter 29 of The Bishop of Cottontown is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Bishop of Cottontown is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLOT A village bar-room is a village hell. Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks. The drinks made them feel good. They resolved to feel better, so they drank again. As they drank the talk grew louder.
Chapter 29 of The Bishop of Cottontown is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading “Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “They resolved to feel better, so they drank again.”
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.”
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading “Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.”
funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
From this reading “Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.”
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “As they drank the talk grew louder.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “THE PLOT A village bar-room is a village hell.”
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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 THE PLOT A village bar-room is a village hell.
anew
From this reading They resolved to feel better, so they drank again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they drank the talk grew louder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLOT A village bar-room is a village hell.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading They resolved to feel better, so they drank again.
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading They resolved to feel better, so they drank again.
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The drinks made them feel good.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The drinks made them feel good.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As they drank the talk grew louder.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading THE PLOT A village bar-room is a village hell.
funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PLOT A village bar-room is a village hell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading As they drank the talk grew louder.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The drinks made them feel good.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading THE PLOT A village bar-room is a village hell.
determined
From this reading They resolved to feel better, so they drank again.
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 Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They resolved to feel better, so they drank again.
in the near future
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading As they drank the talk grew louder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOT A village bar-room is a village hell.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The drinks made them feel good.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They resolved to feel better, so they drank again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE PLOT A village bar-room is a village hell.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jud Carpenter and Joe Hopper were soon there, and the silver their children had earned at the mill began to go for drinks.
Chapter 29 of The Bishop of Cottontown by John Trotwood Moore holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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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