Chapter 11 of The Mettle of the Pasture is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Mettle of the Pasture is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No one has a better right. It is due you to let you know this. There's good timber in me yet." "Due _me_! I am not interested in timber."
Chapter 11 of The Mettle of the Pasture is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “"No one has a better right.”
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “It is due you to let you know this.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “There's good timber in me yet."”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “I am not interested in timber."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “It is due you to let you know this.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"No one has a better right.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “There's good timber in me yet."”
but in spite of that
From this reading “There's good timber in me yet."”
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 "No one has a better right.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not interested in timber."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "No one has a better right.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading It is due you to let you know this.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There's good timber in me yet."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No one has a better right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not interested in timber."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's good timber in me yet."
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading I am not interested in timber."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is due you to let you know this.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is due you to let you know this.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is due you to let you know this.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It is due you to let you know this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's good timber in me yet."
not any; not one
From this reading "No one has a better right.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not interested in timber."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one has a better right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "No one has a better right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's good timber in me yet."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is due you to let you know this.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading There's good timber in me yet."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is due you to let you know this.
but in spite of that
From this reading There's good timber in me yet."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is due you to let you know this.
Chapter 11 of The Mettle of the Pasture by James Lane Allen holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 11 holds 393 sentences of The Mettle of the Pasture, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Mettle of the Pasture by James Lane Allen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 393 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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