Chapter 8 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply. “Nonsense, child. You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.” “But I don’t think I’m tall enough for it.” “There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.
Chapter 8 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
suffering shame
From this reading “You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.””
put on clothes
From this reading ““There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading ““I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading ““Nonsense, child.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading ““I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading ““I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading ““But I don’t think I’m tall enough for it.””
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading ““There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I don’t think I’m tall enough for it.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Nonsense, child.
suffering shame
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I don’t think I’m tall enough for it.”
put on clothes
From this reading “There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “But I don’t think I’m tall enough for it.”
a social unit living together
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But I don’t think I’m tall enough for it.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I don’t think I’m tall enough for it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Nonsense, child.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “But I don’t think I’m tall enough for it.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “But I don’t think I’m tall enough for it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have the family length of nose, and I’ve never heard that it has disgraced us.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose you mean my nose,” Molly would then reply.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There now, run to your room, and dress for tea.
Chapter 8 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
Chapter 8 holds 239 sentences of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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