Chapter 10 of The Rapids is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Rapids is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I hadn't thought of that." "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal. There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs. By the way, don't you smoke?" Clark smiled and shook his head.
Chapter 10 of The Rapids is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading “Clark smiled and shook his head.”
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
From this reading “"Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.”
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading “There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.”
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading “There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.”
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading “There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.”
in a spiritual manner
From this reading “There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.”
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading “There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
matters of personal concern
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
for the reason that
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, don't you smoke?"
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Clark smiled and shook his head.
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, don't you smoke?"
divisible by two
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hadn't thought of that."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Clark smiled and shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Clark smiled and shook his head.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hadn't thought of that."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I hadn't thought of that."
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Clark smiled and shook his head.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Clark smiled and shook his head.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading By the way, don't you smoke?"
in a spiritual manner
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I hadn't thought of that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I hadn't thought of that."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is even the tendency to believe that the parson, because he is a spiritually minded man, is incapable of horse sense in practical and public affairs.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very few people have, except the cleric; and he thinks of it a good deal.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By the way, don't you smoke?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By the way, don't you smoke?"
Chapter 10 of The Rapids by Alan Sullivan holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 426 sentences of The Rapids, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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