Chapter 14 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Scipio gaped wide. “Colonel! Say!” He stared at the Virginian. “Did I meet yu’ at the palace?”
Chapter 14 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading ““Colonel!”
come together
From this reading ““Did I meet yu’ at the palace?””
a large and stately mansion
From this reading ““Did I meet yu’ at the palace?””
express in words
From this reading “Say!””
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
From this reading “Scipio gaped wide.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stared at the Virginian.”
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading “He stared at the Virginian.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Scipio gaped wide.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stared at the Virginian.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Colonel!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did I meet yu’ at the palace?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scipio gaped wide.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared at the Virginian.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Did I meet yu’ at the palace?”
come together
From this reading “Did I meet yu’ at the palace?”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Did I meet yu’ at the palace?”
express in words
From this reading Say!”
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
From this reading Scipio gaped wide.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared at the Virginian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stared at the Virginian.
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading He stared at the Virginian.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Scipio gaped wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I meet yu’ at the palace?”
Chapter 14 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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 14 holds 231 sentences of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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