Chapter 10 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it. "Strange creatures, these peasant people." The man's words were speculative. "Dumb kind of beasts--these soil-tillers--the best of them. Got nothing in their lives but work and religion.
Chapter 10 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"Dumb kind of beasts--these soil-tillers--the best of them.”
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"Strange creatures, these peasant people."”
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
From this reading “He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.”
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “"Dumb kind of beasts--these soil-tillers--the best of them.”
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading “He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.”
a country person
From this reading “"Strange creatures, these peasant people."”
not financially safe or secure
From this reading “The man's words were speculative.”
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading “He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.”
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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In this reading “"Strange creatures, these peasant people."”
seek information from
In this reading “He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Dumb kind of beasts--these soil-tillers--the best of them.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Dumb kind of beasts--these soil-tillers--the best of them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Got nothing in their lives but work and religion.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Strange creatures, these peasant people."
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading "Dumb kind of beasts--these soil-tillers--the best of them.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got nothing in their lives but work and religion.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Got nothing in their lives but work and religion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Dumb kind of beasts--these soil-tillers--the best of them.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Got nothing in their lives but work and religion.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man's words were speculative.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Got nothing in their lives but work and religion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
a country person
From this reading "Strange creatures, these peasant people."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Strange creatures, these peasant people."
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Got nothing in their lives but work and religion.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
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From this reading "Dumb kind of beasts--these soil-tillers--the best of them.
not financially safe or secure
From this reading The man's words were speculative.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Strange creatures, these peasant people."
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Got nothing in their lives but work and religion.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Dumb kind of beasts--these soil-tillers--the best of them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Strange creatures, these peasant people."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He felt the man look up at the sky and the ghostly, gray mass of the crucifix stretching across it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The man's words were speculative.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The man's words were speculative.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Got nothing in their lives but work and religion.
Chapter 10 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories by G. Ranger (Gwendolyn Ranger) Wormser holds 420 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.
Chapter 10 holds 420 sentences of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Scarecrow, and Other Stories by G. Ranger (Gwendolyn Ranger) Wormser exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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