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Chapter 1 of The Heart of the Hills is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me." "You air gittin' a leetle too peart, boy. I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day." Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit. "I reckon you hain't been hyeh long."
Chapter 1 of The Heart of the Hills is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 50/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 246–250
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.”
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading “I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."”
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading “Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.”
common Old World thrush noted for its song
From this reading “"I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I reckon you hain't been hyeh long."”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.”
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading “"I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."”
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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 "You air gittin' a leetle too peart, boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "You air gittin' a leetle too peart, boy.
(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 I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I reckon you hain't been hyeh long."
a youthful male person
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You air gittin' a leetle too peart, boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon you hain't been hyeh long."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon you hain't been hyeh long."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You air gittin' a leetle too peart, boy.
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 "I reckon you hain't been hyeh long."
common Old World thrush noted for its song
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You air gittin' a leetle too peart, boy.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I reckon you hain't been hyeh long."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Jason met his angry eyes with a new spirit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You air gittin' a leetle too peart, boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I went fishin'," said the boy unperturbed, "an' tuk Mavis with me."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading I don't want that gal a-runnin' around in the woods all day."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You air gittin' a leetle too peart, boy.
Chapter 1 of The Heart of the Hills by John, Jr. Fox holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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