Chapter 10 of The circuit rider is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The circuit rider is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life." "He seems to be." "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile." There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked. "You should not talk in that way.
Chapter 10 of The circuit rider is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
for a short time
From this reading “"And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."”
regarded with aversion
From this reading “There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “"And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “"He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.”
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading “"He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."”
the quality of being significant
From this reading “There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."”
In this reading “"He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.
later than; following
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
for a short time
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."
regarded with aversion
From this reading There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You should not talk in that way.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading "He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "He seems to be."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "You should not talk in that way.
the quality of being significant
From this reading There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "You should not talk in that way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."
precisely as stated
From this reading "And people that are grateful are very likely to have other feelings after awhile."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a significance in Pinkey's manner that Patty greatly disliked.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "You should not talk in that way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He ought to be grateful to you for saving his life."
Chapter 10 of The circuit rider by Edward Eggleston holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 10 holds 435 sentences of The circuit rider, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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