Chapter 19 of The Homesteader is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Homesteader is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged. "I don't want you to go. Stay with me." "Now, Orlean," he said gently. "I have such a lot of work to do.
Chapter 19 of The Homesteader is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.”
past form of “compromise” — make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
From this reading “COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"Now, Orlean," he said gently.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “"I have such a lot of work to do.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Stay with me."”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"I don't want you to go.”
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 “Stay with me."”
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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 "I have such a lot of work to do.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.
past form of “compromise” — make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
From this reading COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I have such a lot of work to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Now, Orlean," he said gently.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have such a lot of work to do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, Orlean," he said gently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want you to go.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "I have such a lot of work to do.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stay with me."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Orlean," he said gently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have such a lot of work to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Orlean," he said gently.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now, Orlean," he said gently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COMPROMISED "Please don't go, Jean," she begged.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Stay with me."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I have such a lot of work to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't want you to go.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want you to go.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stay with me."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "I have such a lot of work to do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't want you to go.
Chapter 19 of The Homesteader by Oscar Micheaux holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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 19 holds 255 sentences of The Homesteader, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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