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Chapter 4 of The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land. I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife. When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find. Let us live together.” Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.
Chapter 4 of The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading ““Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading ““Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.”
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
From this reading “Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading ““Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.”
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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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.”
share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
In this reading “Let us live together.””
In this reading “I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.”
In this reading ““Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.”
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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 “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
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From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us live together.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Let us live together.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
From this reading Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
cut with a saw
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Let us live together.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us live together.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
at the time that
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Ah,” he said, as he slowly drew near where she stood, “I have come from a far land.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I have left my people, for something told me to go in search of a wife.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Plover Call forgot her wood as she looked at him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I saw you I knew that you were the one I was meant to find.
Chapter 4 of The Punishment of the Stingy, and Other Indian Stories by George Bird Grinnell holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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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