Chapter 9 of The Covered Wagon is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Covered Wagon is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men. Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat. "You!" Will Banion caught up his clothing, turned away. "You are right!" said he.
Chapter 9 of The Covered Wagon is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 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.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “Will Banion caught up his clothing, turned away.”
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading “Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.”
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.
anew
From this reading Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are right!" said he.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Will Banion caught up his clothing, turned away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will Banion caught up his clothing, turned away.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Will Banion caught up his clothing, turned away.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading Will Banion caught up his clothing, turned away.
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are right!" said he.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Will Banion caught up his clothing, turned away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
the force of workers available
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You are right!" said he.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are right!" said he.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.
extremely modest or shy
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Will Banion caught up his clothing, turned away.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Puzzled, she turned again to the victor in the savage combat.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will Banion caught up his clothing, turned away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLE MISSOURY Molly Wingate looked from one to the other of the group of silent, shamefaced men.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You!"
Chapter 9 of The Covered Wagon by Emerson Hough holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 9 holds 65 sentences of The Covered Wagon, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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