Chapter 15 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, sir! They’re well skunks. Well as anything. You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw. And thick.”
Chapter 15 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 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.
any thing at all
From this reading “Well as anything.”
come together
From this reading “You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.”
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
From this reading “You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.”
term of address for a man
From this reading ““No, sir!”
plural of “skunk” — a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “They’re well skunks.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “And thick.””
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thick.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
any thing at all
From this reading Well as anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well as anything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
come together
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
term of address for a man
From this reading “No, sir!
plural of “skunk” — a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading They’re well skunks.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re well skunks.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading And thick.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
(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 They’re well skunks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll not meet skunks in any state of the Union more robust than them in Arkansaw.
Chapter 15 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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 15 holds 242 sentences of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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