Chapter 2 of The Man from the Bitter Roots is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Man from the Bitter Roots is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Lord! There goes my dude!" Uncle Bill wrung his hands and swore. Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head. He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
Chapter 2 of The Man from the Bitter Roots is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal form of address for a man
From this reading “There goes my dude!"”
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
From this reading “Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.”
fully extended especially in length
From this reading “He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.”
a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
From this reading “He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.”
echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
From this reading “He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.”
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading “He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.”
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading “Uncle Bill wrung his hands and swore.”
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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 He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Bill wrung his hands and swore.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Uncle Bill wrung his hands and swore.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading There goes my dude!"
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading There goes my dude!"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Uncle Bill wrung his hands and swore.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Bill wrung his hands and swore.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
set down according to a plan
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
staying power
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Oh, Lord!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There goes my dude!"
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Lord!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
fully extended especially in length
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
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From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Uncle Bill wrung his hands and swore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There goes my dude!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading Sprudell felt faint, nauseated, and his neck seemed unable to hold his heavy head.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Bill wrung his hands and swore.
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He laid his cheek on the cold shale, and, with his arms and legs outstretched like a giant starfish, he weakly slid.
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading Uncle Bill wrung his hands and swore.
Chapter 2 of The Man from the Bitter Roots by Caroline Lockhart holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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