Chapter 15 of The Law of the Land Of Miss Lady, Whom It is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Law of the Land Of Miss Lady, Whom It is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer. "You're right, Cal," said he, at length. "Things are bad down here. It's no nigger planned this thing. But if it wasn't, then who did?"
Chapter 15 of The Law of the Land Of Miss Lady, Whom It is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “"Things are bad down here.”
death of a person
From this reading “THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “"You're right, Cal," said he, at length.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “It's no nigger planned this thing.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.”
a special situation
From this reading “It's no nigger planned this thing.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.”
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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 THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
react verbally
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Things are bad down here.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You're right, Cal," said he, at length.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Things are bad down here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if it wasn't, then who did?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're right, Cal," said he, at length.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But if it wasn't, then who did?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Things are bad down here.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
death of a person
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You're right, Cal," said he, at length.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Things are bad down here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if it wasn't, then who did?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if it wasn't, then who did?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no nigger planned this thing.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "You're right, Cal," said he, at length.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no nigger planned this thing.
not any; not one
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading It's no nigger planned this thing.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You're right, Cal," said he, at length.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're right, Cal," said he, at length.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But if it wasn't, then who did?"
a special situation
From this reading It's no nigger planned this thing.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Things are bad down here.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's no nigger planned this thing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE TRAVELING-BAG The sheriff turned upon Blount his grave face, and for a time made no answer.
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From this reading But if it wasn't, then who did?"
which person or people
From this reading But if it wasn't, then who did?"
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From this reading "You're right, Cal," said he, at length.
Chapter 15 of The Law of the Land Of Miss Lady, Whom It by Emerson Hough holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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