Chapter 4 of The Leatherwood God is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Leatherwood God is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well. “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy. But don't you be so sure. Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.” She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
Chapter 4 of The Leatherwood God is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ““Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “She seemed to gather force as she faced him.”
assemble or get together
From this reading “She seemed to gather force as she faced him.”
shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage
From this reading ““Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.”
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading “She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.”
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading “Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.””
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.””
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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 Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But don't you be so sure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don't you be so sure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
assemble or get together
From this reading She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
the act of departing
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed to gather force as she faced him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But don't you be so sure.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading But don't you be so sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She stayed herself by the trunk of the tree overhanging the well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, you've got all Leatherwood with you, or as good as all, and I don't wonder it's made you crazy.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Some day there's going to be a reckoning with you, and you're going to wake up from this dream of yours.”
Chapter 4 of The Leatherwood God by William Dean Howells holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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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