Chapter 10 of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Twenty foot or more." "What did Tom shoot with?" "A pistol." "What kind of a pistol?" "One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."
Chapter 10 of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “"One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “"Twenty foot or more."”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “"What kind of a pistol?"”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “"A pistol."”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"What did Tom shoot with?"”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “"One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."”
male cat
From this reading “"What did Tom shoot with?"”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “"Twenty foot or more."”
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 “"Twenty foot or more."”
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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 "A pistol."
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading "One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did Tom shoot with?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Twenty foot or more."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "What kind of a pistol?"
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 "One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Twenty foot or more."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What kind of a pistol?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Twenty foot or more."
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading "A pistol."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "What did Tom shoot with?"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."
male cat
From this reading "What did Tom shoot with?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Twenty foot or more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One of the ole-fashion' sort--flint-lock, weth a ruther long barrel."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did Tom shoot with?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What did Tom shoot with?"
Chapter 10 of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois by Edward Eggleston holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Graysons: A Story of Illinois by Edward Eggleston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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