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The Scarecrow, and Other Stories

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"What's that mut got to do between you and me?"
His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.
"Everything.
From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."
"You're crazy;--plum crazy!"
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The Scarecrow, and Other Stories

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"What's that mut got to do between you and me?"
Line 2
His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.
/hɪz aɪz rəˈfjuːzd tuː miːt hɜːr aɪz ðæt wɜːr əˈbleɪz wɪð ə streɪndʒ ˌɪnˈspaɪərd laɪt/
Line 3
"Everything.
/ˈevriθɪŋ/
Line 4
From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."
Line 5
"You're crazy;--plum crazy!"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

ablaze adjective US /əˈbleɪz/

keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement

From this reading “His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.”

beating noun US /ˈbiːtɪŋ/

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading “From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."”

chained adjective US /tʃeɪnd/

bound with chains

From this reading “From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."”

crazy adjective US /ˈkreɪzi/

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading “"You're crazy;--plum crazy!"”

inspired adjective US /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

From this reading “His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.”

plum adverb US /plʌm/

exactly

From this reading “"You're crazy;--plum crazy!"”

refused verb US /rəˈfjuːzd/

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading “His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.”

snapped verb US /snæpt/

inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading “From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

come over verb + particle

communicate the intended meaning or impression

In this reading “From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."”

snapped at verb + particle counted as “snap at”

bite off with a quick bite

In this reading “From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

ablazeadjectiveUS /əˈbleɪz/

keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "What's that mut got to do between you and me?"

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

beatingnounUS /ˈbiːtɪŋ/

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading "What's that mut got to do between you and me?"

breakverbUS /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

chainedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪnd/

bound with chains

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading "You're crazy;--plum crazy!"

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "What's that mut got to do between you and me?"

dog-house

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "Everything.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "What's that mut got to do between you and me?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "What's that mut got to do between you and me?"

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

mut

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "What's that mut got to do between you and me?"

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

plumadverbUS /plʌm/

exactly

From this reading "You're crazy;--plum crazy!"

refusedverbUS /rəˈfjuːzd/

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

snappedverbUS /snæpt/

inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "What's that mut got to do between you and me?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "What's that mut got to do between you and me?"

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading From the day I seen you bring him here--; from the day I seen you beating him because he snapped at you--; from the day you chained him up to that dog-house to break his spirit--; from that day it come over me what you done to me."

What's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "What's that mut got to do between you and me?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading His eyes refused to meet her eyes that were ablaze with a strange, inspired light.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "What's that mut got to do between you and me?"

You're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're crazy;--plum crazy!"

Chapter 8 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories by G. Ranger (Gwendolyn Ranger) Wormser holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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Chapter 8 holds 418 sentences of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

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