Chapter 5 of The Riverman is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Riverman is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too. You haven't treated us quite right.” Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream. “Come,” said Orde, taking him gently by the arm. “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
Chapter 5 of The Riverman is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading ““Come,” said Orde, taking him gently by the arm.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.”
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading ““Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.”
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading “Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.”
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading “You haven't treated us quite right.””
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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 “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Come,” said Orde, taking him gently by the arm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Come,” said Orde, taking him gently by the arm.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come,” said Orde, taking him gently by the arm.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Come,” said Orde, taking him gently by the arm.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven't treated us quite right.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come,” said Orde, taking him gently by the arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
not any; not one
From this reading “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading You haven't treated us quite right.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You haven't treated us quite right.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “Come,” said Orde, taking him gently by the arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “There's no reason you and I shouldn't get along together all right.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
in the direction of
From this reading Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading You haven't treated us quite right.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Reed glanced frantically toward the flood up stream.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You haven't treated us quite right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
(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,” said Orde, “we've got a lot of money in our logs too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You haven't treated us quite right.”
Chapter 5 of The Riverman by Stewart Edward White holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 220 sentences of The Riverman, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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