Chapter 27 of The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here. --SHAKESPEARE. True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson. My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be. That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.
Chapter 27 of The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.”
plural of “decision” — the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.”
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading “O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.”
turned inside out and resewn
From this reading “That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “--SHAKESPEARE.”
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading “That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.
plural of “decision” — the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.
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From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
engage in
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
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From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
turned inside out and resewn
From this reading That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
not in physical motion
From this reading O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
express in words
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
up to a particular time
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading O'MIE'S INHERITANCE In these cases we still have judgment here.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That is why the supreme court never reversed his decisions.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading True to his word, Tell Mapleson's time followed hard on the finishing up of Judson.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My father did not make a step until he was sure of what the next one would be.
Chapter 27 of The Price of the Prairie: A Story of Kansas by Margaret Hill McCarter holds 434 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.
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