Chapter 3 of The Reclaimers is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Reclaimers is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You don't mean it! He, he! Haw!" Everybody must smile now. "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
Chapter 3 of The Reclaimers is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 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.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “"The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody must smile now.”
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading “Haw!"”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “"The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"You don't mean it!”
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading “"The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Everybody must smile now.”
in the direction of
From this reading “"The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.”
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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rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mean it!
every person
From this reading Everybody must smile now.
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading Haw!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, he!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You don't mean it!
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You don't mean it!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Everybody must smile now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Everybody must smile now.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Everybody must smile now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
in the direction of
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "The old Sage Brush local is locoed 'way up toward S'liny.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't mean it!
Chapter 3 of The Reclaimers by Margaret Hill McCarter holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 422 sentences of The Reclaimers, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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