Chapter 10 of The wild fawn is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The wild fawn is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar. “Suppose I bought him, Plato? How about the rolling habit?” “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water. I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
Chapter 10 of The wild fawn is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading ““Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.”
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.”
ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
From this reading ““Suppose I bought him, Plato?”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.”
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading “I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “How about the rolling habit?””
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.”
In this reading “The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.”
In this reading “The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How about the rolling habit?”
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From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
(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 ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Suppose I bought him, Plato?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
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 The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.
an established custom
From this reading How about the rolling habit?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Suppose I bought him, Plato?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How about the rolling habit?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Suppose I bought him, Plato?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
From this reading “Suppose I bought him, Plato?
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
uttered with a trill
From this reading How about the rolling habit?”
a male human offspring
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
express a supposition
From this reading “Suppose I bought him, Plato?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading The colonel looked thoughtfully at the end of his cigar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “Ain’t noffin’ ter dat, suh, but to keep him out’n de water.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading I ’members ole Col’nel Colfax, suh, he done had dat horse, Pole Star, son ob de ole Black Star, suh, dat won all dem races.
Chapter 10 of The wild fawn by Mary Imlay Taylor holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 10 holds 413 sentences of The wild fawn, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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