Chapter 14 of The Settler is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Settler is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile. "That’s all very well—for you. When your transit is cased, you’re done. I have a few hundred men to look after." "Oh, confound them!" the other said.
Chapter 14 of The Settler is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading “"Oh, confound them!" the other said.”
fill with distaste
From this reading “His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile.”
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From this reading “I have a few hundred men to look after."”
treat with contempt
From this reading “His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile.”
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
From this reading “When your transit is cased, you’re done.”
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 “I have a few hundred men to look after."”
In this reading “I have a few hundred men to look after."”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “I have a few hundred men to look after."”
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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 I have a few hundred men to look after."
later than; following
From this reading I have a few hundred men to look after."
(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 "That’s all very well—for you.
possessive form of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile.
covered or protected with or as if with a case
From this reading When your transit is cased, you’re done.
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading "Oh, confound them!" the other said.
fill with distaste
From this reading His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading When your transit is cased, you’re done.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I have a few hundred men to look after."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That’s all very well—for you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a few hundred men to look after."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile.
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From this reading I have a few hundred men to look after."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a few hundred men to look after."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When your transit is cased, you’re done.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I have a few hundred men to look after."
the force of workers available
From this reading I have a few hundred men to look after."
treat with contempt
From this reading His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, confound them!" the other said.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Oh, confound them!" the other said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, confound them!" the other said.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His mock disgust drew Carter’s smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That’s all very well—for you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, confound them!" the other said.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Oh, confound them!" the other said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have a few hundred men to look after."
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
From this reading When your transit is cased, you’re done.
precisely as stated
From this reading "That’s all very well—for you.
(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 "That’s all very well—for you.
at the time that
From this reading When your transit is cased, you’re done.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That’s all very well—for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When your transit is cased, you’re done.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When your transit is cased, you’re done.
Chapter 14 of The Settler by Herman Whitaker holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 14 holds 409 sentences of The Settler, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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