Chapter 27 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?" "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe." "Anybody give you the idea it might be?" She shook her head. "Nobody."
Chapter 27 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “"Anybody give you the idea it might be?"”
the literary culture
From this reading “THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"Nobody."”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “"To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “"To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “She shook her head.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “"To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."”
time long past
From this reading “THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
any person at all
From this reading "Anybody give you the idea it might be?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Anybody give you the idea it might be?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
the literary culture
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody."
release, as from one's grip
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head.
having a handwritten signature
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "To get that release Father signed--I thought it might be in his safe."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
time long past
From this reading THE LETTERS "But what was yore idea in coming to Marysville a-tall?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Anybody give you the idea it might be?"
Chapter 27 of The Heart of the Range by William Patterson White holds 266 sentences, grouped into 54 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 27 holds 266 sentences of The Heart of the Range, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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