Chapter 13 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My brother is tired," he said at last. Landless shook his head. The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing. There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail. My brother has done very much.
Chapter 13 of The Old Dominion is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading “There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.”
owning no land
From this reading “Landless shook his head.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.”
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.”
plural of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"My brother is tired," he said at last.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.”
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.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading My brother has done very much.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
set up or found
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My brother has done very much.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Landless shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Landless shook his head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
owning no land
From this reading Landless shook his head.
immediately past
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading My brother has done very much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Landless shook his head.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
not in physical motion
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
plural of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
precisely as stated
From this reading My brother has done very much.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
Chapter 13 of The Old Dominion by Mary Johnston holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 13 holds 437 sentences of The Old Dominion, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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