Chapter 12 of The woman's way is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The woman's way is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What is the trouble?" Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way. The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin. "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said. "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
Chapter 12 of The woman's way is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.”
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading “Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.”
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading “Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “"We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “"He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “"We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
make calm or still
From this reading Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
the act of departing
From this reading "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.
the act of retaining something
From this reading The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the trouble?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.
above and across; more than
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What is the trouble?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "What is the trouble?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's a fool-man, to think he can come over here and teach us boys how to ride."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Derrick asked, in a perfectly calm, almost casual way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the trouble?"
which person or people
From this reading The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man who was holding the horse turned to him with a grin.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We're going to show your man how to do the trick, mister," he said.
Chapter 12 of The woman's way by Charles Garvice holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 12 holds 153 sentences of The woman's way, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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