Chapter 5 of The Earth Trembled is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Earth Trembled is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day. "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine. Only Marse Clancy grumpy. He go by me like a brack cloud. I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
Chapter 5 of The Earth Trembled is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “He go by me like a brack cloud.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.”
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading “I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.”
annoyed and irritable
From this reading “Only Marse Clancy grumpy.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “"All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “"All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.”
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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 He go by me like a brack cloud.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
(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 MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
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From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
the lower side of anything
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
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From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.
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From this reading Only Marse Clancy grumpy.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.
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From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
annoyed and irritable
From this reading Only Marse Clancy grumpy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only Marse Clancy grumpy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He go by me like a brack cloud.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
and nothing more
From this reading Only Marse Clancy grumpy.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
cut with a saw
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
the rays of the sun
From this reading "All my cus'mers kin' o' smilin' like de sunshine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARA'S PURPOSE "Neber had sech luck in all my bawn days," soliloquized Aun' Sheba as she saw the bottom of her basket early in the day.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I'se got a big grudge against dat ar young man.
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