Chapter 18 of The Courier of the Ozarks is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Courier of the Ozarks is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter. It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting. It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you. Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section. Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
Chapter 18 of The Courier of the Ozarks is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.”
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading “Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.”
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.”
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading “TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.”
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 “Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.”
In this reading “TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.”
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 TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.
the force of workers available
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
the act of departing politely
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading TRAILING RED JERRY Lawrence sat reading a letter.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then it has been very quiet here since Porter and most of his men fled south.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was from Harry and told of his adventures since their parting.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Bruno and I are becoming too well known in this section.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It closed as follows: "Captain, I want to come to you.
Chapter 18 of The Courier of the Ozarks by Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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 18 holds 279 sentences of The Courier of the Ozarks, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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