Chapter 12 of The Windy Hill is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Windy Hill is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles. "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass. Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can. What is it, Polly? You want to come with me?
Chapter 12 of The Windy Hill is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.”
plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.”
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.”
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.”
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading “"I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “"I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.”
a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
From this reading “MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.”
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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take and lift upward
In this reading “"I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.”
In this reading “"I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
the act of giving
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it, Polly?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it, Polly?
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You want to come with me?
a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
the force of workers available
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
go across or through
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
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From this reading What is it, Polly?
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
male cat
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MEDFORD RIVER Cousin Tom was giving rapid directions as they went out to the waiting automobiles.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it, Polly?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I will go on with Jasper and we will pick up some men from the farms as we pass.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Anthony, you had better come with Oliver, we shall want to crowd in all the farmers we can.
Chapter 12 of The Windy Hill by Cornelia Meigs holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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