Chapter 11 of The Reclaimers is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Reclaimers is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably. "Well, well! I s'posed girls always told them things to each other. 'Specially if they slep' together. She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
Chapter 11 of The Reclaimers is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “"Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.”
your parents
From this reading “She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “"Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “"Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.”
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading “"Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.”
in a special manner
From this reading “'Specially if they slep' together.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I s'posed girls always told them things to each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I s'posed girls always told them things to each other.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
your parents
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I s'posed girls always told them things to each other.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I s'posed girls always told them things to each other.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Specially if they slep' together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I s'posed girls always told them things to each other.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I s'posed girls always told them things to each other.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Specially if they slep' together.
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
in a special manner
From this reading 'Specially if they slep' together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I s'posed girls always told them things to each other.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Specially if they slep' together.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I s'posed girls always told them things to each other.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She's gettin' a mighty fine man, though--Thelmy is--at least, folks says she's gettin' him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not to me," Jerry replied, sliding another pillow behind her shoulders and leaning back comfortably.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading 'Specially if they slep' together.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I s'posed girls always told them things to each other.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, well!
Chapter 11 of The Reclaimers by Margaret Hill McCarter 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 11 holds 426 sentences of The Reclaimers, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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