Chapter 4 of The Parowan Bonanza is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Parowan Bonanza is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Bill, aren't you--excited?" She had turned so that she could look into his face. "It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?" "Why--yes, I suppose it is." Bill looked briefly at the vein.
Chapter 4 of The Parowan Bonanza is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “"It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?"”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"Oh, Bill, aren't you--excited?"”
for a short time
From this reading “Bill looked briefly at the vein.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “"Oh, Bill, aren't you--excited?"”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “"It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?"”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “"It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?"”
express a supposition
From this reading “"Why--yes, I suppose it is."”
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “Bill looked briefly at the vein.”
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investigate scientifically
In this reading “She had turned so that she could look into his face.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Bill, aren't you--excited?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bill looked briefly at the vein.
used as intensifiers
From this reading "It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?"
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Oh, Bill, aren't you--excited?"
for a short time
From this reading Bill looked briefly at the vein.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had turned so that she could look into his face.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "Oh, Bill, aren't you--excited?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She had turned so that she could look into his face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had turned so that she could look into his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had turned so that she could look into his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why--yes, I suppose it is."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had turned so that she could look into his face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why--yes, I suppose it is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She had turned so that she could look into his face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bill looked briefly at the vein.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Bill, aren't you--excited?"
possessing material wealth
From this reading "It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had turned so that she could look into his face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had turned so that she could look into his face.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "It's an awfully rich strike, isn't it?"
express a supposition
From this reading "Why--yes, I suppose it is."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had turned so that she could look into his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bill looked briefly at the vein.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She had turned so that she could look into his face.
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Bill looked briefly at the vein.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why--yes, I suppose it is."
an affirmative
From this reading "Why--yes, I suppose it is."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Bill, aren't you--excited?"
Chapter 4 of The Parowan Bonanza by B. M. Bower holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 4 holds 432 sentences of The Parowan Bonanza, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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