Chapter 12 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Who’s last?” “Poor Bob Carmody. I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.” “My!” said the Virginian. “Ain’t that strange!”
Chapter 12 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Poor Bob Carmody.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ““Poor Bob Carmody.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.””
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.””
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.””
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading ““Ain’t that strange!””
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.””
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading ““My!” said the Virginian.”
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From this reading “Ain’t that strange!”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Poor Bob Carmody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Poor Bob Carmody.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
immediately past
From this reading “Who’s last?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My!” said the Virginian.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor Bob Carmody.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My!” said the Virginian.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “Ain’t that strange!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ain’t that strange!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I spend more time on him than on all the rest put together.”
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading “My!” said the Virginian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who’s last?”
Chapter 12 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister holds 240 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 12 holds 240 sentences of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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