Chapter 3 of The Settler is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Settler is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come, come, Jed." For her sake Bender mastered his anger. "Come, this ain’t right. Let her in an’ we’ll call it by-gones." "No, no!" the girl protested.
Chapter 3 of The Settler is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “For her sake Bender mastered his anger.”
a tool for bending
From this reading “For her sake Bender mastered his anger.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Let her in an’ we’ll call it by-gones."”
a young female
From this reading “"No, no!" the girl protested.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let her in an’ we’ll call it by-gones."”
understood perfectly
From this reading “For her sake Bender mastered his anger.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “"No, no!" the girl protested.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “For her sake Bender mastered his anger.”
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From this reading "Come, this ain’t right.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Let her in an’ we’ll call it by-gones."
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading For her sake Bender mastered his anger.
a tool for bending
From this reading For her sake Bender mastered his anger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let her in an’ we’ll call it by-gones."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Let her in an’ we’ll call it by-gones."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, come, Jed."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her sake Bender mastered his anger.
a young female
From this reading "No, no!" the girl protested.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For her sake Bender mastered his anger.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For her sake Bender mastered his anger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let her in an’ we’ll call it by-gones."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let her in an’ we’ll call it by-gones."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, come, Jed."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let her in an’ we’ll call it by-gones."
understood perfectly
From this reading For her sake Bender mastered his anger.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no!" the girl protested.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "No, no!" the girl protested.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Come, this ain’t right.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading For her sake Bender mastered his anger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, no!" the girl protested.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come, this ain’t right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let her in an’ we’ll call it by-gones."
Chapter 3 of The Settler by Herman Whitaker holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 403 sentences of The Settler, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Settler by Herman Whitaker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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