Chapter 27 of The Homesteader is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Homesteader is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go. He thought of the day when he had married. The man ran on the road. His wife he had known long, her name being Mildred, Mildred Merrill.
Chapter 27 of The Homesteader is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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recognizable; marked
From this reading “PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.”
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading “PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.”
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
From this reading “PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “He thought of the day when he had married.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “The man ran on the road.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.”
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travelling about
In this reading “The man ran on the road.”
continue to live and avoid dying
In this reading “PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.”
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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 PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His wife he had known long, her name being Mildred, Mildred Merrill.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He thought of the day when he had married.
recognizable; marked
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife he had known long, her name being Mildred, Mildred Merrill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife he had known long, her name being Mildred, Mildred Merrill.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading His wife he had known long, her name being Mildred, Mildred Merrill.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
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 His wife he had known long, her name being Mildred, Mildred Merrill.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man ran on the road.
joined in matrimony
From this reading He thought of the day when he had married.
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From this reading His wife he had known long, her name being Mildred, Mildred Merrill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife he had known long, her name being Mildred, Mildred Merrill.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His wife he had known long, her name being Mildred, Mildred Merrill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought of the day when he had married.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The man ran on the road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The man ran on the road.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thought of the day when he had married.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought of the day when he had married.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
at the time that
From this reading He thought of the day when he had married.
which person or people
From this reading PRUITT EFFECTS A PLAN He had some friends who lived on Federal Street and to their home he decided to go.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife he had known long, her name being Mildred, Mildred Merrill.
Chapter 27 of The Homesteader by Oscar Micheaux holds 305 sentences, grouped into 61 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 305 sentences of The Homesteader, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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