Chapter 18 of The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew! Great drops on the bunch grass. But not of the dew! A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun! A stain that shall never Bleach out in the sun!
Chapter 18 of The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!”
the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
From this reading “A stain that shall never Bleach out in the sun!”
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!”
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading “But not of the dew!”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “Great drops on the bunch grass.”
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading “A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!”
a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading “A stain that shall never Bleach out in the sun!”
the state of being contaminated
From this reading “A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!”
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.
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In this reading “A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!”
In this reading “A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!”
In this reading “IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!”
In this reading “Great drops on the bunch grass.”
In this reading “A stain that shall never Bleach out in the sun!”
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 IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!
the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
From this reading A stain that shall never Bleach out in the sun!
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Great drops on the bunch grass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not of the dew!
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading But not of the dew!
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Great drops on the bunch grass.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Great drops on the bunch grass.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great drops on the bunch grass.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not of the dew!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Great drops on the bunch grass.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A stain that shall never Bleach out in the sun!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A stain that shall never Bleach out in the sun!
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!
a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading A stain that shall never Bleach out in the sun!
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading A stain that shall never Bleach out in the sun!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!
the state of being contaminated
From this reading A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A stain that shall never Bleach out in the sun!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
in or at the place that
From this reading IN THE VALLEY OF THE ARICKAREE A blush as of roses Where rose never grew!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A taint in the sweet air For wild bees to shun!
Chapter 18 of The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas by Margaret Hill McCarter holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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 18 holds 273 sentences of The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas by Margaret Hill McCarter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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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