Chapter 7 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I can’t account for her,” I replied. “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her. She’d be just the schoolmarm for Bear Creek!” “She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said. He gave a hilarious chuckle.
Chapter 7 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading ““She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.”
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “He gave a hilarious chuckle.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “She’d be just the schoolmarm for Bear Creek!””
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
From this reading “He gave a hilarious chuckle.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading ““She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading ““Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading ““Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading ““Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.”
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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 He gave a hilarious chuckle.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “I can’t account for her,” I replied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She’d be just the schoolmarm for Bear Creek!”
have
From this reading She’d be just the schoolmarm for Bear Creek!”
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t account for her,” I replied.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading He gave a hilarious chuckle.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading She’d be just the schoolmarm for Bear Creek!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I can’t account for her,” I replied.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave a hilarious chuckle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I can’t account for her,” I replied.
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
From this reading He gave a hilarious chuckle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t account for her,” I replied.
and nothing more
From this reading She’d be just the schoolmarm for Bear Creek!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.
in a reflective manner
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I can’t account for her,” I replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
From this reading She’d be just the schoolmarm for Bear Creek!”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’d be just the schoolmarm for Bear Creek!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s not much like the eating-house lady at Medicine Bow,” I said.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She’d be just the schoolmarm for Bear Creek!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “Well,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
(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,” he said musingly, and then his mind took one of those particular turns that made me love him, “Taylor ought to see her.
Chapter 7 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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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