Chapter 6 of The justice of Gideon is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The justice of Gideon is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Blandy noted it. “Say! You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned. “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes. Chaw on a raisin for a change.”
Chapter 6 of The justice of Gideon is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.”
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
From this reading “Chaw on a raisin for a change.””
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.”
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading ““More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Blandy noted it.”
dried grape
From this reading “Chaw on a raisin for a change.””
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
From this reading ““More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.”
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.
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Chaw on a raisin for a change.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blandy noted it.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Chaw on a raisin for a change.”
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
From this reading Chaw on a raisin for a change.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Blandy noted it.
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Blandy noted it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
dried grape
From this reading Chaw on a raisin for a change.”
express in words
From this reading “Say!
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “More’n one tenderfoot has gone luny for water and took to follerin’ them spook lakes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’ll have to learn to be careful about your drinkin’ if you go out much on the desert,” he warned.
Chapter 6 of The justice of Gideon by Eleanor Gates holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 399 sentences of The justice of Gideon, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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