Chapter 1 of The Rising of the Tide is here in full — 606 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Rising of the Tide is here in full — 606 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Set up and electrotyped. Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it. You won't. You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes. You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
Chapter 1 of The Rising of the Tide is here in full — 606 sentences across 122 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.”
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
From this reading “You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.”
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.”
Irish version of burgoo
From this reading “You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.”
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set up or found
In this reading “Set up and electrotyped.”
In this reading “You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.”
In this reading “You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.”
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From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
the act of departing
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
march in a procession
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
Irish version of burgoo
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
be seated
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You sit there and smile at me, as if you didn't mind having Jake Mulligan and Reub Cowder pry open ballot boxes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading You know those two birds are robbing this village every hour of the day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You won't.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading Published, March, 1919 "The town is going to the Devil, and the worst of it is nobody will admit it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You won't.
Chapter 1 of The Rising of the Tide by Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell holds 606 sentences, grouped into 122 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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