Chapter 9 of The Woods-Rider is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Woods-Rider is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!” Joe exclaimed. “Yes, I hear the bees now. I didn’t know what that humming could be.” “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
Chapter 9 of The Woods-Rider is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading ““Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.”
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!””
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading ““Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.”
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading ““Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.”
a humming noise
From this reading “I didn’t know what that humming could be.””
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
From this reading “BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!””
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ““Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!”
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I didn’t know what that humming could be.”
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I didn’t know what that humming could be.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know what that humming could be.”
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Joe exclaimed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Yes, I hear the bees now.
a humming noise
From this reading I didn’t know what that humming could be.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe exclaimed.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn’t know what that humming could be.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Yes, I hear the bees now.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
From this reading BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn’t know what that humming could be.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, I hear the bees now.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BEES AND ROSIN “I do believe we have!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn’t know what that humming could be.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I hear the bees now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes-suh, dis shorely is dat Old Dick’s cabin,” Sam assured them.
Chapter 9 of The Woods-Rider by Frank Lillie Pollock holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 9 holds 268 sentences of The Woods-Rider, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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