Chapter 9 of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly. "We'll ride toward the town." Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction. "But why?" she demanded, wonderingly. "We might meet--him."
Chapter 9 of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading “Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.”
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading “As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"But why?" she demanded, wonderingly.”
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading “As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading “As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.”
in an obedient manner
From this reading “Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"We'll ride toward the town."”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.”
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 “As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.”
In this reading “"We'll ride toward the town."”
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why?" she demanded, wonderingly.
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "But why?" she demanded, wonderingly.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We might meet--him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
come together
From this reading "We might meet--him."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "We might meet--him."
in an obedient manner
From this reading Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
with speed
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "We'll ride toward the town."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But why?" she demanded, wonderingly.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.
in the direction of
From this reading "We'll ride toward the town."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "We'll ride toward the town."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Lou turned her horse obediently, according to his direction.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We might meet--him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll ride toward the town."
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the cavalcade passed from the driveway into the high road, which ran east and west, Dan McGrew spoke quickly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why?" she demanded, wonderingly.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading "But why?" she demanded, wonderingly.
Chapter 9 of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert by Marvin Dana holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 9 holds 218 sentences of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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