Chapter 3 of The Heart of the Red Firs is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Heart of the Red Firs is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him. He may punish him, cruelly." "Land, no," answered Martha. "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him. He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
Chapter 3 of The Heart of the Red Firs is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put or pin the blame on
From this reading “"Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.”
excessively
From this reading “He may punish him, cruelly."”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.”
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “"Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.”
having been got the better of
From this reading “"Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.”
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading “He may punish him, cruelly."”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “"Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.”
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a man who is White
In this reading “He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.”
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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 He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
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From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Land, no," answered Martha.
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From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
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From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
excessively
From this reading He may punish him, cruelly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
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From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He may punish him, cruelly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
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From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Land, no," answered Martha.
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From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
having been got the better of
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
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From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He may punish him, cruelly."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
not any; not one
From this reading "Land, no," answered Martha.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading He may punish him, cruelly."
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
carry out
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
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From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ef it hed be’n Laramie’s gun, I ’low Mose ’ud get licked in an inch o’ his life, but Yelm Jim ain’t goin’ ter blame him.
look attentively
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
a Caucasian
From this reading He’s more likely ter watch fur a good chanct to take it out’n some white man.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh," she said, returning to Martha, "Yelm Jim will blame him.
Chapter 3 of The Heart of the Red Firs by Ada Woodruff Anderson holds 407 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.
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