Chapter 12 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor. "What about that place of yours, Abner?" "Well, what about it?" "Don’t ye know? If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
Chapter 12 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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to strive with determination
From this reading “If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.”
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading “If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.”
someone who visits
From this reading “The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.”
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 “The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.”
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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 If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What about that place of yours, Abner?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about that place of yours, Abner?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.
to strive with determination
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t ye know?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
with strained or eager attention
From this reading The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, what about it?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don’t ye know?
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What about that place of yours, Abner?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "What about that place of yours, Abner?"
be standing; be upright
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What about that place of yours, Abner?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.
someone who visits
From this reading The latter turned and looked intently at his visitor.
(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 "Well, what about it?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What about that place of yours, Abner?"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Don’t ye know?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ye buck that government bunch ye’ll not stand a ghost of a chance to git anythin’ fer ye’r gravel hill.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "What about that place of yours, Abner?"
Chapter 12 of The Touch of Abner by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody holds 406 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 12 holds 406 sentences of The Touch of Abner, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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