Chapter 8 of The Young Mountaineers: Short Stories is here in full — 992 sentences across 199 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Young Mountaineers: Short Stories is here in full — 992 sentences across 199 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation. The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse. "Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow. "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim? He'd go into your pocket."
Chapter 8 of The Young Mountaineers: Short Stories is here in full — 992 sentences across 199 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading “"Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?”
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.”
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading “The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.”
inferior in strength or significance
From this reading “"Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.”
possessive form of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “"Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow.”
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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 Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
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From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow.
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From this reading "Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading "Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow.
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He'd go into your pocket."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd go into your pocket."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He'd go into your pocket."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He'd go into your pocket."
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.
inferior in strength or significance
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.
possessive form of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crowd began to press more closely around the deputy-sheriff's foaming horse.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow.
which person or people
From this reading "Who hev done turned State's evidence?" asked Jim Dow.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Barney observed that these words produced a marked sensation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Little Jeff Carew,--you've seen that puny little man a-many a time--haven't you, Jim?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He'd go into your pocket."
Chapter 8 of The Young Mountaineers: Short Stories by Charles Egbert Craddock holds 992 sentences, grouped into 199 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 8 holds 992 sentences of The Young Mountaineers: Short Stories, unabridged, divided into 199 reading sections.
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