Chapter 6 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Jim Westfall!” exclaimed the Virginian. “Him a fam’ly man! Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor. “Me! I ain’t near reached the marriageable age.
Chapter 6 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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how long something has existed
From this reading “I ain’t near reached the marriageable age.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.”
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading ““Jim Westfall!” exclaimed the Virginian.”
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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 “Him a fam’ly man!
how long something has existed
From this reading I ain’t near reached the marriageable age.
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From this reading I ain’t near reached the marriageable age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Jim Westfall!” exclaimed the Virginian.
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From this reading “Him a fam’ly man!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
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From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Him a fam’ly man!
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From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
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From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
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From this reading “Jim Westfall!” exclaimed the Virginian.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Him a fam’ly man!
of girls or women who are eligible to marry
From this reading I ain’t near reached the marriageable age.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me!
the force of workers available
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I ain’t near reached the marriageable age.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I ain’t near reached the marriageable age.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Jim Westfall!” exclaimed the Virginian.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading “Jim Westfall!” exclaimed the Virginian.
(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, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jim Westfall!” exclaimed the Virginian.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Well, if this hyeh Territory is goin’ to get full o’ fam’ly men and empty o’ game, I believe I’ll--” “Get married yourself,” suggested Mr. Taylor.
Chapter 6 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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