Chapter 19 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was smooth. “Oh, as for taming him! But don’t you find him intelligent?” Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him. But what did she want to do?
Chapter 19 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “But don’t you find him intelligent?””
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “But don’t you find him intelligent?””
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “She was smooth.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.”
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading “Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.”
-ing form of “tame” — correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading ““Oh, as for taming him!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, as for taming him!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don’t you find him intelligent?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But what did she want to do?
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From this reading Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But what did she want to do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But don’t you find him intelligent?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But don’t you find him intelligent?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh, as for taming him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, as for taming him!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading But don’t you find him intelligent?”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, as for taming him!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was smooth.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading She was smooth.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.
-ing form of “tame” — correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading “Oh, as for taming him!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Suddenly I somehow knew that she didn’t want to tame him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was smooth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what did she want to do?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But don’t you find him intelligent?”
Chapter 19 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 19 holds 246 sentences of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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