Chapter 10 of The Varmint is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Varmint is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And I want to be alone." "Correct," said Dennis, who didn't budge. They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp. "Pretty tough," said Dennis at last. Stover's answer was a grunt.
Chapter 10 of The Varmint is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move very slightly
From this reading “"Correct," said Dennis, who didn't budge.”
make right or correct
From this reading “"Correct," said Dennis, who didn't budge.”
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading “Stover's answer was a grunt.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.”
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading “They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.”
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading “They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “"Pretty tough," said Dennis at last.”
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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 Stover's answer was a grunt.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "And I want to be alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I want to be alone."
react verbally
From this reading Stover's answer was a grunt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Pretty tough," said Dennis at last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And I want to be alone."
move very slightly
From this reading "Correct," said Dennis, who didn't budge.
make right or correct
From this reading "Correct," said Dennis, who didn't budge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Correct," said Dennis, who didn't budge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Correct," said Dennis, who didn't budge.
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading Stover's answer was a grunt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I want to be alone."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.
immediately past
From this reading "Pretty tough," said Dennis at last.
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Pretty tough," said Dennis at last.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Correct," said Dennis, who didn't budge.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stover's answer was a grunt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I want to be alone."
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "Pretty tough," said Dennis at last.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "And I want to be alone."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stover's answer was a grunt.
which person or people
From this reading "Correct," said Dennis, who didn't budge.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They sat in moody silence, without lighting the lamp.
Chapter 10 of The Varmint by Owen Johnson holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 10 holds 424 sentences of The Varmint, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Varmint by Owen Johnson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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