Chapter 5 of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake. You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go. I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night. You're livin' 't ole man Britton's now, ainch yeh?" "Yes."
Chapter 5 of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “"Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “"Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.”
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading “I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
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 “"Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're livin' 't ole man Britton's now, ainch yeh?"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're livin' 't ole man Britton's now, ainch yeh?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.
divisible by two
From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.
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From this reading I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're livin' 't ole man Britton's now, ainch yeh?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.
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From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You're livin' 't ole man Britton's now, ainch yeh?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You're livin' 't ole man Britton's now, ainch yeh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're livin' 't ole man Britton's now, ainch yeh?"
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading You're livin' 't ole man Britton's now, ainch yeh?"
express in words
From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.
in or to any place at all
From this reading You jest go 'long weth the boys to-night, wherever they go.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
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From this reading I'm goin' to fix it so's they won't do nuthin' to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're livin' 't ole man Britton's now, ainch yeh?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
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From this reading You're livin' 't ole man Britton's now, ainch yeh?"
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From this reading "Looky h-yer, Zeke; I'll tell you how you kin git even with Jake.
Chapter 5 of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois by Edward Eggleston holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 416 sentences of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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