Chapter 12 of The Mountain School-Teacher is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Mountain School-Teacher is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills. It was afternoon before the doctor returned. He rode hard in anger. He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit. But the mountaineer, now that his eye was healed, had refused.
Chapter 12 of The Mountain School-Teacher is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 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.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “He rode hard in anger.”
possessive form of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “|JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “But the mountaineer, now that his eye was healed, had refused.”
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading “|JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “|JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “|JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.”
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading “|JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.”
someone who climbs mountains
From this reading “But the mountaineer, now that his eye was healed, had refused.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a man who is very old
In this reading “He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.”
In this reading “|JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.”
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was afternoon before the doctor returned.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading He rode hard in anger.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was afternoon before the doctor returned.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
possessive form of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the mountaineer, now that his eye was healed, had refused.
characterized by great determination
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It was afternoon before the doctor returned.
the organ of sight
From this reading But the mountaineer, now that his eye was healed, had refused.
very far away in space or time
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He rode hard in anger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rode hard in anger.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading But the mountaineer, now that his eye was healed, had refused.
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was afternoon before the doctor returned.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
engage in
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
someone who climbs mountains
From this reading But the mountaineer, now that his eye was healed, had refused.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But the mountaineer, now that his eye was healed, had refused.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading But the mountaineer, now that his eye was healed, had refused.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was afternoon before the doctor returned.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He rode hard in anger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the mountaineer, now that his eye was healed, had refused.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading He had gone on to Black's house, determined to make the old man pay him for his visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |JERRY BLACK'S house was beyond Hickory Mountain, in the direction of the far-off lumber mills.
Chapter 12 of The Mountain School-Teacher by Melville Davisson Post holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 12 holds 125 sentences of The Mountain School-Teacher, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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