Chapter 12 of The Tobacco Tiller is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Tobacco Tiller is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous." One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand. Mrs. Doggett pounced curiously upon them. "Diamont dyes! What you gona color with all them, Eph?
Chapter 12 of The Tobacco Tiller is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “What you gona color with all them, Eph?”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Mrs. Doggett pounced curiously upon them.”
plural of “dye” — a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
From this reading “"Diamont dyes!”
plural of “envelope” — a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.”
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading “"MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “"MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."”
past form of “pounce” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading “Mrs. Doggett pounced curiously upon them.”
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “"MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."”
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.
In this reading “One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
(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 What you gona color with all them, Eph?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading What you gona color with all them, Eph?
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Mrs. Doggett pounced curiously upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Diamont dyes!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
plural of “dye” — a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
From this reading "Diamont dyes!
plural of “envelope” — a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What you gona color with all them, Eph?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What you gona color with all them, Eph?
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
immediately past
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
march in a procession
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
a form of address for a man
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Doggett pounced curiously upon them.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
of an obscure nature
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
past form of “pounce” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading Mrs. Doggett pounced curiously upon them.
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mrs. Doggett pounced curiously upon them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Doggett pounced curiously upon them.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you gona color with all them, Eph?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
in the company of; together with
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading One afternoon in the last week of March, Mr. Doggett came into his yard with six mysterious envelopes in his hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MORE NIGHT RIDERS" "Painful the task is I do, which to you I know must be grievous."
Chapter 12 of The Tobacco Tiller by Sarah Bell Hackley holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 12 holds 191 sentences of The Tobacco Tiller, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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