Chapter 7 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall. "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey. "You wanna come along? Better not. Them violets are just too awful wild.
Chapter 7 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Them violets are just too awful wild.”
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading “"Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “"Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “"Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.”
the light of the stars
From this reading “THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.”
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.”
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “"Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "You wanna come along?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Them violets are just too awful wild.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Them violets are just too awful wild.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better not.
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You wanna come along?
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
the act of departing
From this reading THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
and nothing more
From this reading Them violets are just too awful wild.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Better not.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
the light of the stars
From this reading THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Them violets are just too awful wild.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Them violets are just too awful wild.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You wanna come along?
in or at the place that
From this reading THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "Over the hills and far away to pick the wild violets," chanted Racey.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE STARLIGHT "Where you going?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
Chapter 7 of The Heart of the Range by William Patterson White holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 7 holds 222 sentences of The Heart of the Range, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Heart of the Range by William Patterson White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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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